A mum whose daughter was killed after being hit by a car at a zebra crossing wants tougher sentences after learning the driver responsible was released after six months. Keely Morgan, 15, died in May 2023 after being hit by Christopher West in Cardiff. He was given a custodial sentence of 16 months in July 2025. Mum Sian Morgan said there had been "no justice", and will meet a UK government minister later after her petition for change collected more than 10,000 signatures. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said sentences were decided by independent judges and offenders released on licence were "subject to strict conditions". West had been "showing off" at the wheel, driving between 32-43mph and moving the car from side to side on Heol Trelai, Caerau, when he hit Keely, who was waiting at a pedestrian crossing. There were highly emotional scenes at Cardiff Crown Court in July as West was sentenced for causing death by careless driving, and 11 months for causing death by driving while uninsured, to be served concurrently. He was also disqualified from driving for two years and eight months. "I was quite numb," said Maria Wilson, Keely's grandmother. "I was in disbelief that he can take a
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A mum whose daughter was killed after being hit by a car at a zebra crossing wants tougher sentences after learning the driver responsible was released after six months. Keely Morgan, 15, died in May 2023 after being hit by Christopher…
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A mum whose daughter was killed after being hit by a car at a zebra crossing wants tougher sentences after learning the driver responsible was released after six months. Keely Morgan, 15, died in May 2023 after being…
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A mum whose daughter was killed after being hit by a car at a zebra crossing wants tougher sentences after learning the driver responsible was released after six months. Keely Morgan, 15, died in May 2023 after being hit by Christopher…
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