'Disgust' at sentence for British man who killed teenage biker with a spade

The mother of a teenager who died after being hit with a spade and knocked off his noisy modified motorbike said she was "disgusted" with his killer’s six-year sentence for manslaughter.

'Disgust' at sentence for British man who killed teenage biker with a spade
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The mother of a teenager who died after being hit with a spade and knocked off his noisy modified motorbike said she was "disgusted" with his killer’s six-year sentence for manslaughter in the UK.

Matthew Buckworth, 34, lay in wait after hearing Sonny Stephenson, 17, speeding around Guisborough in North-East England, on a stolen 600cc machine after 9pm, and broke his skull with the blow, causing him to fall into a ditch.

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