Xena Georgiou was at the wheel of a BMW One Series in Sale, Greater Manchester, when she was pulled over by cops – but failing to stop, she sparked a police chase which ended in her crashing into parked cars on the side of the road
An inquest has ruled that “nothing could have been done” to save a 20-year-old woman who died after speeding from police during a routine stop. Xena Georgiou, whose loved ones described as “kind, loving and generous”, was chased by cops after being stopped on December 3, 2023, and was rushed to hospital after being involved in a road traffic collision.
Medical staff at Manchester Royal Infirmary did all they could to save her, but the 20-year-old tragically passed away on the day of the crash. A three-day inquest at South Manchester Coroners Court has ruled that the woman, from Burnage, Manchester, died as a result of the collision.
Xena and her close pals Yasmin Tanker and Jake Bosquet were riding around town in a BMW One Series. During the inquest, both were called to give evidence as witnesses, but they were unable to recall the full events of the evening due to “significant injuries” they sustained themselves, reports Manchester Evening News.
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Bodycam and dashcam footage of the evening of December 3 was played to the court and. It showed GMP officers Nathan Lowe and PC Stephan Bielizna carrying out a routine traffic stop after spotting the BMW car on Washway Road, Sale.
A search on their system showed the car was uninsured and registered outside of the Greater Manchester are. The inquest also heard the car had been spotted by ANPR cameras in Longsight, Wythenshawe and Northenden earlier that day.
After being signalled to pull over by the marked police car, Xena “immediately complied” and during a roadside conversation with police, gave her mother’s name and a “date of birth that was obviously not hers.”
During the stop, Xena showed the officers a screenshot of temporary insurance cover which had her mother’s details.
The court heard how one of the officers, PC Lowe, was “satisfied” that there was insurance, but not “satisfied that she gave him the right details”.
Officers then asked Xena to step into their car for a fingerprint scan and it was at that point that the BMW suddenly “screeched away”. One officer could be heard saying “what’s she doing?” before a pursuit began.
The inquest was told how the vehicle was bought at a police auction in Doncaster a week earlier, after Xena persuaded her mother, Catherine Hayden, to buy it for her.
Catherine told the court that she said she had given her daughter money to cover the insurance in her name. But Xena “had not insured the car”.
Three temporary covers had been placed on the BMW by Xena’s mother and sister in the past. However, “none of the policies provided insurance cover for Xena to drive the BMW”.
The inquest also heard how Xena “had been in touch with her friends to ask them to take out insurance on her behalf” and that her failure to cover the insurance “may be the reason why she drove away.”
