A 19-year-old has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 17 years after deliberately driving into a crowd in Cardiff, killing a mother of three and seriously injuring her partner.
TEEN JAILED FOR LIFE OVER CARDIFF CAR ATTACK THAT KILLED MOTHER
A Cardiff teenager has been jailed for life after deliberately driving into a crowd, killing a mother of three, Sky News reports.
Kian Bateman, 19, was convicted of murdering 38-year-old Shelley Davies and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to her partner, David Bratcher. The court heard Bateman had inhaled nitrous oxide before driving his mother’s Seat Ibiza back to the venue, ploughing into the group after finding his brother in a confrontation.
Bateman admitted causing death and injury by dangerous driving but denied murder. Mrs Justice Stacey handed down a 17-year minimum term, ruling he had deliberately targeted Bratcher, and banned him from driving for 21 years and 109 days.
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