33 months for 2 lives?

Paul · 08-07-2005, 19:17

BBC

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A Sri Lankan refugee who fled the UK after being charged over a crash which killed a pregnant teacher has been jailed for 33 months.
Ratnam Yogan,30, from east London, admitted causing the death of Deborah Peaty, 26, of Daventry.
She died in a crash near Potterspury, Northants, in October 2003. Yogan admitted conspiring to pervert the course of justice by misleading police.
Ms Peaty's daughter, Charlotte Louise, was delivered but pronounced dead.

You have to read the whole story to appreciate why my first thought was....

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WTF?, you have to be kidding me?

Richard M · 08-07-2005, 19:37

Ditto that, this is ridiculous.

Tuftus · 08-07-2005, 19:41

Just down the road from me that one....

Yet another lenient sentence.

Hom3r · 08-07-2005, 19:58

The irony of the situation is that if an employer causes the death of a pregnant work he would be caharge with the death of the mother and unborn child, and get a far bigger sentance

Theodoric · 08-07-2005, 21:53

What is interesting is that there is apparently no intention to deport him after he has served his sentence. Why not? I have noticed that this seems to be a common occurrence. As far as I can see someone can come to this country commit a serious crime and yet not be eventually deported. I cannot recall the last time I have seen it reported that someone would be deported after serving their sentence.