For seven years since his hit-and-run death, Shane O’Farrell’s family have been trying to find out how the criminal justice system failed their loved one, writes Michael Clifford.

LUCIA O’FARRELL is distraught. Her son, Shane, has been killed and the man who took the life of the 23-year-old last week was given the choice of eight months in jail or leaving the country within 21 days.