Former US spy Anne Sacoolas has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment suspended for 12 months for causing the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn by careless driving.
Sacoolas, 45, was driving her Volvo on the wrong side of the B4031 in Northamptonshire, a two-lane road with a 40mph limit, when she hit Harry, 19, who was riding in the opposite direction.
She was sentenced in an “unprecedented” case at the Old Bailey – but did not attend the hearing in person after US officials stepped in.
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stupid politics . if that was an american boy killed by a british woman , she would have been extradited and sentenced within months . and she would have done serious time . rip harry and love to his family .
'US stepped in' should read interfered .Can't see that being OK if the tables were turned .She got away with murder. Now had that been any other country we may have seen justice .Her job says it all..Thought UK was Sovereign .Joke to end all jokes .
they drive on the right hand side of the road
R I P Harry
All these moaning comments entirely missing the point that she could have avoided the case completely.
Not good enough.she should of done time.this judge is absolute cringe.she’s on the wrong job
Perhaps I missed something, but it seemed clear that this was only suspended, as there was no realistic chance of Sacoolas ever returning to the UK; the US government saw fit to that. It’s utter hypocrasy, as If the roles were reversed, both governments would have taken the opposite views and a Brit would have been extradited, and no doubt spent many years incarcerated. Disgusting.
If that would me I'd be locked up like a animal 😮 rich ppl get away with murder!!
It's 2023 (sort of) why do court room staff continue to wear weird wigs like the Georgians? Stop that!
What was the point in going to court just a waste of time and money to let this killer free. Disgusting.
Read the story behind my friend Michael Black and his nightmare after the incident on the M23 between his fully loaded tipper truck and a 1903 20mph wooden car! Justice is often skewed to suit the politics.
ITrump will be insisting his case goes before this judge.
Obviously we cant upset the US this sentence was probably arranged by our home office and the US government with a hand shake and then the judge was handed the statement she read out.
Disgusting judge should be struck off
Well done Harrys Mum
Absolute disgrace
People go to prison for death by dangerous driving and death without due care and attention. Special treatment for her being a diplomats wife
Pathetic time waster judge
Was Biden and 'Blinking' involved here..Disgusting 😥😥😡😡😡😡😡
Im tuning out 😡😡😡😡😡😡
As per usual the American government just gives 2 fingers to all, this would be completely different if the tables were turned, a spineless UK government
Coward judge, broken justice system, traitorus politicians !!
What would the sentence have been if a UK citizen had committed the same? & fled the country?
And there we have it . The great USA / British friendship remains intact . RIP Harry Dunn . Let down by the British legal system . 12 mth driving ban . 8 mth imprisonment suspended for 12mth . WE ARE WAY WAY TO SOFT . If it was the other way around .The Brit would have been deported to keep the yanks happy . Oh and she can come back 24mths and 1 days time free . IS THAT PUNISHMENT . BOLLOCKS IS IT