Demi Mabbitt, pictured left, and Cameron Jones, right, in his police mugshot (Picture: Wales News)
A boyfriend has admitted causing death by dangerous driving after he crashed his car and then left his girlfriend alone with fatal injuries.
Demi Mabbitt, 25, had been travelling in the passenger seat and was still alive in the Audi’s wreckage when rescuers found her, but died a week later.
Cameron Jones, 29, went missing after the collision after a night out, sparking a hunt by police until he was eventually located.
Jones, of Merthyr in South Wales, admitted causing the accident and also pleaded guilty to one count of causing death by driving while uninsured.
He will be sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court later this month, with Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke warning ‘an immediate custodial sentence’ would follow given the ‘serious offences’.
The victim’s father Paul Mabbitt described Demi, from Aberfan, as a ‘wonderful daughter, granddaughter, sister, auntie and cousin’ who was ‘the glue’ that held their family together.
Demi Leigh Mabbitt was a ‘kind gentle soul’ (Picture: Wales News Service)
Cameron Jones was told he will go to prison at his sentencing (Picture: Wales News Service)
He said that ‘there are no words to describe the heartache’ the family is going through, and Demi ‘will never be forgotten.’
The crash happened on Swansea Road in Merthyr Tydfil on April 5 at around 11.45pm.
In a tribute to his daughter, Paul said: ‘On the 12th of April our family were left devastated when our beautiful Demi Leigh Mabbitt lost her fight for life after being hurt in a car accident.
‘Demi was a wonderful daughter, granddaughter, sister, auntie and cousin. She was a kind gentle soul, though not the eldest or youngest she was the boss the glue that held our family together and a fighter right till the end.
‘Our beautiful girl was taken far too soon, there are no words to describe the heartache and pain we are feeling. Our girl will live on through memories and will never be forgotten.
‘As a family we would live to offer our sincere gratitude to all the staff at Cardiff ICU for Demi’s care and support given to the family, also thank you to all family friends and neighbours for flowers cards and support during this most difficult time.’
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