Drivers who killed mother and young daughter as they raced are jailed
Judge Ray Singh said the men chose speed and competition over safety, and both must serve two-thirds of their prison terms.
- Two racing motorists were jailed for over 25 years on Monday at Leeds Crown Court after Judge Ray Singh convicted Hardeep Bhachu and Jasskamal Riyat of causing the deaths of mother Justyna Hulboj and her four-year-old daughter Lena Czepczor.
- The fatal collision occurred January 16, 2023, when Bhachu lost control of his white Audi while racing Riyat's BMW M135i on the A61 Scott Hall Road in Leeds as the victims walked to nursery.
- Witnesses testified the drivers were 'obviously racing.' Judge Singh noted that about 65m before impact, Bhachu was travelling at about 89mph in an urban zone transitioning to 30mph.
- Riyat received 16 years imprisonment while Bhachu was sentenced to 12 years, with both handed six-year driving bans and required extended testing. Insp Paul Conroy of West Yorkshire Police's Major Collision Enquiry Team said the sentencing marks 'the end of a long criminal justice process.'
- Dominik Czepczor, Hulboj's fiancé, said his 'whole world collapsed in one second,' while Judge Singh remarked that 'nothing this court can do can restore those lives' after the victims had been 'simply walking to school.
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During the trial, it was heard that the two Indian-origin men did not know each other. Minutes before the crash, Bhachu and Riyat had a conversation through the windows of their sports cars while waiting side-by-side at a traffic light.
UK Street Racers Sentenced in Deaths of Woman, Daughter
A UK judge on Monday sentenced two street racers to jail terms in the deaths of a 27-year-old woman and her 4-year-old child who were walking to nurse school in Leeds when they were struck. Justyna Hulboj and her daughter, Lena, were killed in January 2023, the BBC reports. Prosecutors...
Along with Jaskamal Riyat, Hardeep Bhatt also sat on the bench, who turned a main avenue in Leeds into a racetrack - The former dragged and killed the 27-year-old mother and her daughter, who were attending kindergarten in 2023.
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