The father of a tragic teenager who was left dying on the road by a hit-and-run driver has said current sentencing guidelines are "pathetic" and need a complete overhaul. Iain Fryar was speaking out after the Scottish Sentencing Council published a public consultation on its first offence guideline, covering death by death by driving offences.
An overhaul of sentencing guidelines for a raft of offences including sex offences and domestic abuse is being planned by the council in the coming months.
Shaun Gatti was driving at speed and on the wrong side of the carriageway when he knocked 15-year-old Robyn Fryar down as she crossed Glenburn Road, Paisley, at around 2am in July 2019. Gatti's motor dragged the teenager’s body ‘for a distance’ before she was thrown forward after he hit the brakes during the horrifying accident.
