Reward to find dad who killed his baby in car crash

A £7,500 reward has been offered to help track down a fugitive convicted of killing his own baby in a head-on collision.

Emmanuel Sakyi, 31, was twice the legal alcohol limit and on the wrong side of the road when he crashed in Milton Keynes in December 2022.

His seven-month-old daughter, Emmanuela, who had been sitting on her mother's lap on the passenger seat, was seriously injured and died in hospital.

Sakyi did not go to his trial and was found guilty, in his absence, of causing death by dangerous driving and sentenced to 15 years in jail. Crimestoppers has put up the reward and called it an "appalling" case.

Thursday would have been Emmanuela's fourth birthday.

Beth Simpson, a Crimestoppers regional manager, said: "This is an appalling case involving the death of a baby girl – even worse, her death was as a result of the actions of her father who was behind the wheel.

"Someone, somewhere, will know where Emmanuel Sakyi is located.

"If you have information but don't feel able to speak to police, you can contact Crimestoppers completely anonymously," she added.

Sakyi fled the scene of the collision on Bletcham Way, his trial was told.

Jurors heard how Sakyi was driving while twice over the legal alcohol limit and "demonstrably far below" the standard of any reasonable motorist.

He drove his grey Peugeot 508 "for a considerable distance on the wrong side of the road" before colliding with a green Fiat 500.

In July, a 40-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender in connection with efforts to locate Sakyi.

She has since been released under investigation while police inquiries continue.

The reward will only be payable for information given directly to Crimestoppers.

The independent charity can be contacted by calling 0800 555 111 or via its website and a reward code must be requested during initial contact.

Police said anyone who may see Sakyi should not approach him and, instead, should call 999 immediately.

Simpson added: "We are not the police. We don't ask for your details, and your information could make a vital difference in achieving justice for Emmanuela.

"Our charity exists to give people a voice without fear.

"If you have any information, however small it may seem, please come forward and help bring this case to a conclusion."

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