'Your career was your entire life... all that is now at an end'
The 26-year-old was described as a 'great asset to Greater Manchester Police', who 'lived and breathed' being a police officer. But in the words of Judge David Aubrey KC: "All that is now at an end."
Khia Whitehead was a 'fit and active' 15-year-old boy who loved football, and he was good at it. He played for three local teams and was having professional trials. His loved ones watched on at Khia's bedside, fearing if they would have to say goodbye. "I've never felt pain like it," mum Laura Whitehead said in a victim impact statement, read by prosecutor Jonathan Sandiford KC.
Family members described how they felt like they were 'left to grieve for the shell of a person Khia once was'. His friend, with him on the day of the collision, battled tears at the witness stand as he told the court how it 'ripped me apart'. But Judge Aubrey concluded only an immediate custodial sentence would be sufficient. “It’s impossible to imagine the suffering of [Khia's] loved ones," he said.
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