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Bristol Post
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Corrie David & Janet Hughes

Heartbroken dad slams 'ridiculous' sentence for drunk van driver who killed his children

The heartbroken father of a young brother and sister who were killed in a crash on the M4 has slammed a nine-year sentence handed to the drunk van driver.

Joseph Wheaton also revealed how he had to tell their mother that their daughter was dying and their son was seriously injured. Joseph spent five days praying his son would survive and said the tragedy has "ruined" him and the family, reports WalesOnline

The desperate dad, who blew raspberries on his son's stomach in a vain attempt to bring him around, has branded the nine-year prison sentence given to van driver Martin Newman as "ridiculous". He and other relatives fear he will be out in four years while they are left to grieve at the children's graveside for a lifetime.

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