Two drivers jailed for killing mother and daughter in street race

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 26 Oct, 14:01 · Archive

Two men have been jailed for killing a mother and four-year-old daughter while racing high-performance cars.

Hardeep Bhachu and Jasskamal Riyat, two strangers, were sentenced at Leeds Crown Court on Monday for killing Justyna Hulboj and her four-year-old daughter Lena Czepczor. The mother and child were struck by a white Audi TT driven by Bhachu on 16 January 2023 as they walked to the girl's nursery on the A61 Scott Hall Road in Sheepscar, Leeds. Both drivers were charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Bhachu admitted the offence and was sentenced to 12 years. Riyat, who was driving a black BMW 135i closely behind, denied racing but was found guilty of the same charges at trial and received 16 years. Judge Ray Singh told the pair that a public road is not a racetrack and that the consequences of competitive driving at extreme speed proved irreversible.

The judge said the victims had done nothing wrong and were simply going about their day. He told the court that two families must now live with a loss that can never be undone, and that nothing the court could do would restore their lives.

How it is being reported

• Drivers who killed mother and young daughter as they raced on A61 Scott Hall Road jailedTwo strangers who killed a mother and her four-year-old daughter as they raced their high-performance cars along a city centre road have been jailed for 16 and 12 years respectively.Yorkshire Post · 26 Oct, 13:15
• Drivers jailed for killing mum and young daughter as they raced high-performance carsTwo strangers who killed a mother and her four-year-old daughter as they raced their high-performance cars along a city centre road have been jailed for 16 and 12 years respectively.Telegraph & Argus · 26 Oct, 13:04

In this story: Hardeep Bhachu · Jasskamal Riyat · Justyna Hulboj · Lena Czepczor · Leeds Crown Court · West Yorkshire · Leeds

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