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'Reckless' fatal crash driver's sentence increased

  • A Court of Appeal increased Liberty Mitchell’s sentence to 9 years 3 months after her high-speed crash in Gloucestershire killed taxi driver Octavian Codreanu and history teacher Moyra Whelan.
  • Mitchell, 21, was filmed speeding (up to about 96mph) and sharing videos on social media days before the crash; she admitted causing the deaths and serious injuries.
  • Whelan was reportedly on her way to a schoolfriend’s wedding, and the case has drawn strong remarks from the Attorney General and tributes to the victims.
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