Rot in hell! Fury as hit-run killer of boys gets 13 years
Family members and friends of the boys yesterday vented their anger and grief as they packed into the Old Bailey for his sentencing. They labelled the defendant a “coward” for running away and leaving the teenagers to die in the road after the collision in Hayes at 8.40pm on January 26.
Josh’s mother Tracy Blackwell looked directly across the highly charged courtroom before telling Chudasama: “You are going to rot in hell.”
One by one, members of the devastated families spoke of their grief.
George’s heartbroken mother Sarah Baker wept uncontrollably as she told the packed courtroom how his death had ruined her life.
She said: “I cannot get over thinking how he was laying there hurt. I wanted to go to him but I was not able to get through the barriers that night. That awful night my son was taken from me will haunt me for the rest of my life.”
George’s stepmother Stacey Wilkinson said the defendant Chudasama had taken George’s life in the “cruellest” and most “senseless way”.
“That man has crushed world,” she added.
Mrs Blackwell told the court: “I thought I was the luckiest mum in the world to have a boy like Josh.”
But his death had left her feeling “battered and bruised” and “living in a nightmare”.
Harry’s father Ian described his son as his “pride and joy”. He said: “We our whole were all so proud of Harry’s achievements in his pursuit of his ambition to play professional football.”
Sentencing Chudasama to 13 years in jail and banning him from driving for 13 years and six months, Judge Wendy Joseph said: “It is obvious that nothing any court can do can measure the loss of Josh, Harry and George, for the obvious reason their loss is immeasurable.”
Outside court, a crowd of protesters called for stiffer sentences for killer drivers. Harry’s brother Matthew said: “I’m protesting because my brother was ruthlessly taken away with his two friends by a callous driver who got in a car knowing he was going to drive the vehicle under the influence.
“He should not see the light of day – end of story.”
The maximum punishment for causing death by dangerous driving is currently 14 years in prison.
However, the court heard Parliament is now considering proposals for life sentences for the most serious cases.