Dangerous cyclists could face tougher sentences for driving offences under new proposals
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Dangerous cyclists could face tougher sentences for driving offences under new proposals
New proposals could soon mean that dangerous cyclists could face tougher sentences, similar to those imposed on drivers - this video report explains. Motorists can face a life sentence if they’re convicted of causing death by dangerous or reckless driving, but a current loophole allows a cyclist to be jailed for a maximum of two years for “wanton and furious driving.” Parliament will debate on Wednesday whether to make amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill to clamp down on rogue cyclists.
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Dangerous cyclists could face tougher sentences for driving offences under new proposals
New proposals could soon mean that dangerous cyclists could face tougher sentences, similar to those imposed on drivers - this video report explains. Motorists can face a life sentence if they’re convicted of causing death by dangerous or reckless driving, but a current loophole allows a cyclist to be jailed for a maximum of two years for “wanton and furious driving.” Parliament will debate on Wednesday whether to make amendments to the Criminal Justice Bill to clamp down on rogue cyclists.
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Dawn Shields murder: Police update on hunt for 19-year-old Sheffield woman's killer
Police say they have not given up on finding the killer of murdered Sheffield woman Dawn Shields, 30 years after her tragic death. Dawn was aged just 19 when she died, her body found in a shallow grave near Mam Tor in the Peak District several days after she had gone missing after being picked up in a car in Broomhall, Sheffield. Her sister, Mandy, has called for police to start the investigation again from scratch, feeling that new avenues needed to be pursued to find the killer. Now police...