The family of an elderly woman who was knocked down and killed by a teenager on an illegal e-bike said they were “devastated” after he was jailed for six years and nine months.
Gloria Stephenson, 86, a fit and active great-grandmother, was on a zebra crossing when she was mown down by Billy Stokoe, then 18, who was under the influence of cannabis, riding a defective Sur-Ron in Sunderland on May 16 last year.He held his mobile phone in his left hand despite the left-side brake being the only one that worked, Newcastle Crown Court heard, and rode for half a mile in that manner.
Stokoe was thrown off the bike but did not stop at the scene, instead riding off to change his clothes and hide the machine at a friend’s house.
Stokoe was also disqualified from driving for more than eight years.
The family was angered by Stokoe applying last year to vary his bail conditions, so he could go to Wembley to watch Sunderland and to go on holiday, although the court heard he did not attend the match.
Which presumably was granted by our not-fit-for-purpose court system…
They believed Stokoe had shown no remorse, although Judge Adams said he had seen evidence of the teenager’s regret and sorrow.
Judge Adam’s is a fool if he thinks this creature is capable of regret, unless its regret at getting caught.
A psychological assessment found Stokoe had an IQ of just 66 and the court heard that he has ADHD.
Of course it did…
