The family of a cyclist who was killed when a driver failed to see her said they were "disappointed" by the sentence handed down in court. Swimming coach Jane Blackwell, 64, died at the scene when she was hit by Jose Da Silva Junior's car at the junction of Newmarket Road and Albemarle Road, Norwich, in August 2023. Da Silva Junior, 65, of Albemarle Road, was sentenced to a two-year community order, banned from driving for a year and given 300 hours' unpaid work by Norwich Crown Court, after previously admitting causing death by careless driving. Mrs Blackwell's family said they were "disappointed by the day's outcomes" but "no sentence can truly reflect the depth of our loss". The grandmother of two, who had competed in European triathlons, had retired the previous year and had been the head junior coach at City of Norwich Swimming Club. In a statement, her family told the BBC Mrs Blackwell was at their "heart" and her death left a "space that can never be filled". "Today's sentencing marks the end of an extremely long and deeply painful chapter for our family's lives, but it does not bring closure to the loss we continue to live with every day," they said. "The emotional toll has
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The family of a cyclist who was killed when a driver failed to see her said they were "disappointed" by the sentence handed down in court. Swimming coach Jane Blackwell, 64, died at the scene when she was hit by Jose Da Silva Junior's car…
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The family of a cyclist who was killed when a driver failed to see her said they were "disappointed" by the sentence handed down in court. Swimming coach Jane Blackwell, 64, died at the scene when she was hit by Jose Da…
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The family of a cyclist who was killed when a driver failed to see her said they were "disappointed" by the sentence handed down in court. Swimming coach Jane Blackwell, 64, died at the scene when she was hit by Jose Da Silva Junior's car…
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The family of a cyclist who was killed when a driver failed to see her said they were "disappointed" by the sentence handed down in court. Swimming coach Jane Blackwell, 64, died…
