A teenager from Walsall, England, will be in prison for more than five years for the death of a girl aged seven.
Last year, on July 27, a teen on a blue Suzuki motorcycle struck a young child. Turnstone Road has a speed restriction of 20mph, and the girl was flung 20 meters down the pavement. She was truck in full view of her twin brother and older sister. Passerbys tried in vain to resuscitate the poor child who was riding innocently on her pink three-wheeler.
The teen, with a lengthy criminal record and was convicted of many traffic offenses just one month before the accident, failed to stop to assist Katniss.
Fleeing the scene, he tried to burn the bike. It was found concealed in some bushes.
Following his guilty plea for death by hazardous driving, he was handed a 64-month prison term.
Because of his troubled childhood, the youngster exhibited typical delays in maturation for his age. In April, he entered a guilty plea at Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court for death caused by hazardous driving.
The collision site was on a “pleasant” estate where kids often played “safely” on the street.
Her loved ones have been profoundly affected by the untimely death of Katniss Skarsgård. According to Judge Michael Chambers KC, Recorder of Wolverhampton, the collision was deemed “appalling” since the motorcyclist intentionally veered into a residential street in the direction of an approaching vehicle, veering and then striking Katniss and her siblings to be hit, causing the young child’s death.
Court documents read by Katniss’s father, Bojil, characterized his daughter as “full of joy” and a “dream child.”
After the sentence, West Midlands Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit Detection Sergeant Paul Hughes spoke and commended the family for their composure and patience. As he stressed the significance of learning what led up to Katniss’s murder, he talked of the community’s unwavering support and the courage of the other youngsters who spoke with the inquiry team.
