A 13-year-old boy has been sentenced to two years in custody for the offence of causing death by dangerous driving resulting in the death of Marcia Grant.
On Wednesday 5 April, officers were called to Hemper Lane in the Greenhill Area, Sheffield, where there was a report of a collision between a car and a woman.
South Yorkshire Police attended the scene, alongside Yorkshire Ambulance service and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Marica, aged 60, was found with critical injuries and died at the scene. A post mortem confirmed her death was caused as a result of multiple injuries.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested shortly after Marcia’s death and was charged with her murder.
The Crown Prosecution’s final decision was to bring a charge of causing death by dangerous driving against the defendant.
In an earlier hearing on 3 October, the boy pleaded guilty to this charge, alongside pleading guilty to having a bladed article in a public place.
At Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday, 29 November, the teenager was sentenced for these charges, and was handed a two-year custodial sentence in a youth offending institution.
He has also been disqualified from driving for six years and is required to take an extended driving test at the end of the disqualification.
Senior Investigating Officer, Detective Chief Inspector Andrea Bowell, said: “Since Marcia’s death, our thoughts have been with her family and friends after she was taken from them in the most difficult of circumstances.
“Marcia was a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, friend and a pillar of her community. Her death has had a profound effect on everyone who loved her.
“Although the criminal justice process has concluded today, I am aware that this brings no resolution or closure for Marcia’s family. They will continue to grieve their tremendous loss, and will do so for the rest of their lives.
“Losing someone so dearly loved at the hands of another is unbearable and our condolences remain with them at this incredibly difficult time. We ask that their privacy is respected.”
Maria’s family have released a statement in response to the sentencing, they said: ”The last eight months has been torture, our anguish only to be compounded by the reduction in criminal charges brought against the defendant charged with the death of our mother.
”We feel completely let down by the Crown Prosecution Service and their lack of willingness to allow our mum’s story to be heard and brought to meaningful justice.
”We strongly believe that the evidence on hand shows a complete disregard for human life and clear premeditation to do serious harm.”
