Overview

• Rawal Rehman, 35, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to causing the death of Louisa Palmisano, aged three, by dangerous driving.
• Rehman consumed at least 20 lines of cocaine in the hours leading up to the fatal February 22 collision on Mosley Street.
• His van struck a tram before mounting the pavement and hitting Louisa, who was walking with her parents; he fled the scene but was later arrested.
• The Crown Prosecution Service highlighted that Rehman ignored tram and stop signs, leaving no time for the tram driver to react.
• Rehman, who had a prior conviction for a fatal hit-and-run cover-up in 2017, remains in custody awaiting sentencing on May 27.