Three appeal judges on Friday increased Adil Iqbal’s 12-year jail term to 15 years after concluding that a sentence handed down by a crown court judge was sentence was “unduly lenient”.
The former partner of a pregnant mother-of-two who died after a motorway crash has spoken of his disappointment after appeal judges reviewed the jail sentence handed to the “dangerous” driver responsible for the tragedy. They heard that Iqbal filmed himself driving a BMW at speeds of up to 123mph as he weaved between traffic on the M66 in Bury, Greater Manchester, in May, before losing control and ploughing into Frankie Jules-Hough’s Skoda Fabia.
“I am pleased the court has recognised the severity of his crimes and hope Iqbal’s increased sentence sends a stark warning to people who think it is acceptable to drive at high speeds and put the lives of others in jeopardy.” Ms Jules-Hough, 38, had pulled on to the hard shoulder with a puncture, and had her two sons and nephew in her car, judges heard. She was making a call to say she would be late when she let out a “blood-curdling scream”, they were told.
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