Death driver jailed for just three years

Romford

A driver who killed a grandfather coming out of morning prayers as he tore through east London at double the speed limit has been jailed for three years. Stephen Richards, 43, was seconds apart from another driver Glenn Donovan, 34, when he hit Mohammed Abdul Muqtadir, 78, as he crossed the on the A12 in Ilford. Prosecutors claimed it was clear that the two men were racing each other but judge Zoe Smith accepted they were not – which meant…

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