She has been urged to return
American citizen Anne Sacoolas has admitted killing 19-year-old Harry Dunn by careless driving outside a Northamptonshire airbase in 2019. She has now been urged to return to Britain to face justice after admitting responsibility for the tragedy and to show "genuine remorse".
Around 20 members of Mr Dunn’s family, who have long campaigned for his killer to face justice, were sitting in court. Both his parents, Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn held their heads in their hands as Sacoolas pleaded guilty. The prosecutor said Mr Dunn's family gad been consulted throughout. He said: “The prosecution has taken account of that and of the mitigation available to this defendant and the balance of the interests of justice.
Mrs Cheema-Grubb said the offence of causing death by careless driving carried a maximum sentence of five years imprisonment with a range of options from a medium-level community order to three years in custody. The judge also addressed the unusual way the hearing had been conducted with the defendant appearing from the United States, as defendants are normally required to submit themselves to the court in person.
"Ms Sacoolas is a convicted offender and a consideration of the interests of justice now must include the ability to enforce any sentence or any ancillary order I impose. Any sentence I impose is likely to be unenforceable while the defendant remains outside the UK. The judge reminded the court that the case concerned the “sudden and unexpected” death of a young man three years ago. She added: “Attendance would provide weighty evidence indeed of genuine remorse.”
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