Overview

• Patrick Maughan, 53, and his son Owen, 27, appeared via separate videolinks at Maidstone Crown Court on June 6 over the June 1 crash that killed their four-year-old relative.
• The pair are charged with murder, causing grievous bodily harm to the boy’s father and attempted wounding with intent against his one-year-old sister and mother.
• Owen Maughan has accepted that he was driving one Ford Ranger pick-up that allegedly rammed the vehicle carrying the victim’s family on New Barn Road in Dartford.
• A provisional trial has been listed for February 2, 2026, at Maidstone Crown Court, with a plea and trial preparation hearing scheduled for July 7, 2025.
• Kent Police remain in custody and are urging anyone with information or dashcam footage to come forward as their investigation continues.