The father of a young brother and sister who were killed by a van driver who had been drinking and had taken drugs has said his "life has been ripped apart" by the tragedy and branded his nine-year prison sentence "ridiculous".
On Saturday, February 5, four-year-old Gracie-Ann Lucas and her three-year-old brother Jayden-Lee Lucas, were travelling home from a birthday party with their mother Rhiannon Lucas and a friend when their car was hit by a van on the M4. Tragically both siblings, also known by the surname Wheaton, died within days of each other.
It was later heard in court how Martin Newman, 41, was high on drink and drugs when he smashed into the stationary vehicle on the M4 westbound carriageway between junctions 28 and 29 in Newport. Read more: Jail sentence of van driver who killed brother and sister in M4 crash to be reviewed
