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Longer jail term for speeding driver Tasham Mahmood who killed great-grandmother Carol Andrew as she crossed a road
Mahmood's sentence increased to six years and four months after causing death by dangerous driving at speeds over twice the limit, court ruled the original sentence too lenient.
- On Thursday, the Court of Appeal increased Tasham Mahmood's sentence to six years and four months after the Solicitor General referred the case as 'unduly lenient'.
- In the run-up to the collision, court papers say Mahmood overtook several vehicles, drove through three red lights, and reached speeds of more than 80mph on White Lee Road, Heckmondwike, while driving after being told his brother was seriously unwell.
- Evidence shown to judges included CCTV and dashcam footage revealing Mahmood's sustained reckless driving, and after the crash, he threw his dashcam into the motorist who stopped, but it was later recovered.
- The Court also extended Tasham Mahmood's driving disqualification from seven years to eight years and two months, with judges offering 'sincere sympathy' to Ms Andrew's family while Solicitor General Ellie Reeves condemned the reckless driving.
- Mahmood had pleaded guilty and been sentenced in April this year, when Helen Chapman urged mercy and the Solicitor General argued mitigating factors did not lessen Mahmood's culpability or offence seriousness.
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