Teenager sentenced to at least six years in prison over manslaughter deaths of Matthew Field and Kate Leadbetter
A drug-affected teenager who killed a pregnant woman and her partner when he ploughed into them in a stolen four-wheel drive will be released from custody six years after the tragedy.
The teenager – who pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter and a raft of other charges – stood stony-faced as he was sentenced.Burns said he regarded the manslaughter offences as “particularly heinous” after taking into account the teen’s protracted period of extremely dangerous driving. The teen, who had a learner’s permit, drove sometimes at twice the speed limit, on the wrong side of the road, doing a burnout on soccer fields, hitting one vehicle and nearly crashing on numerous occasions, the court heard.
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