Harry Dunn's mother broke down in tears as her son's killer avoided jail. US citizen Anne Sacoolas, 45, was given an eight-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months for causing the 19-year-old motorcyclist's death by careless driving.
Mrs Sacoolas did not attend the Old Bailey in person, instead appearing remotely from her lawyer’s office in Washington DC once again. She heard Mr Dunn’s mother Charlotte Charles tell the court she was left “absolutely fuming” on learning the US government had advised her not to travel to the UK to face justice, making the sentence effectively unenforceable.
Speaking in a packed Court One, Mrs Charles wept as she said: “Harry just disappeared out of my life that night, shattering my existence forever. His passing haunts me every minute of every day and I’m not sure how I’m ever going to get over it.
