A mother found guilty of the manslaughter of her daughter and another woman in what's been described as "a moment of stupidity" will be sentenced next month.
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Linda Britton, 56, was found guilty by a District Court jury in October for the deaths of her 24-year-old daughter Skye Luland and 20-year-old Kazzandra Widders.
Ms Britton ran over the two young women with her car in an attempt to break up a fight between them at Nambucca Heads on the NSW Mid North Coast on September 28, 2019.
Ms Widders's mother Karen Walker was one of eight family members who made emotional victim impact statements during sentencing in Sydney.
They remembered Ms Widders as a thoughtful and beautiful person with an infectious giggle.
Ms Walker described her second eldest daughter as the backbone of the family and accused Ms Britton of not showing remorse for her actions.
"All in a moment of a stupidity by Linda Britton, I will never see my girl Kazzandra Widders again," Ms Walker said.
"You destroyed my family. And you can't even look at me."
But Ms Britton maintains she is regretful about the death of Ms Widders and her daughter.
"I'm remorseful, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for anyone to get hurt," she said outside of court on Wednesday.
"I'm not that sort of person."
'A desperate grandmother': defence
The court heard that the violence erupted following a previous incident between Ms Luland and Ms Widders earlier that evening.
Ms Britton's defence barrister Ben Cochrane said in his sentencing submissions that she was "a desperate grandmother caught up in some very sudden and very vicious violence" and had no other choice.
Mr Cochrane said Ms Britton had tried to break up the brawl herself but sustained a broken arm and fractured thumb.
He told the court she was in "a pressure-cooker situation" as her car, with her three, young grandchildren inside, was being attacked by members of the Widders family, while she feared for her daughter's life.
Crown prosecutor Brendan Campbell said it was "unquestionably" a tragedy "for all involved".
But Mr Campbell argued that Ms Britton's actions were a serious case of manslaughter and referred to Ms Britton's use of a car "as a weapon" against two young women.
"The offender chose to drive at Kazzandra and it is for, in my submission, that grossly unreasonable act for which she should be sentenced," he said.
The sentencing hearing comes five months after the second trial concluded. The first trial was aborted in 2021 due to juror misconduct.
Judge Sarah Huggett apologised for her decision to adjourn the proceedings to next month.
"I do understand that the delay imposes further anxiety on everyone involved in this matter. I am conscious of that," Ms Huggett said.
"Rushing the matter does nobody justice."
Ms Britton has remained on bail since she was charged in 2019.
She will be sentenced on April 13.
