Mechanic who falsified MOT before crash that killed three given community order

A mechanic who gave a car a fraudulent MOT just weeks before it was involved in a fatal crash that killed three people has been given a 12-month community order. Neil John Lewis, 47, from Cardiff, had previously pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation . Eve Smith, 21, Darcy Ross, 21, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, died when the car crashed into woodland in St Mellons, Cardiff, in March 2023. They lay undiscovered for two days. Cardiff Magistrates' Court heard Lewis had owned G and J Motors for 21 years and had voluntarily surrendered his testing certificate following the incident.