Driver jailed for two years for fatal hit-and-run

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Driver jailed for two years for fatal hit-and-run

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A 42-year-old man has been jailed for two years after the Paphos district court found him guilty of causing a fatal hit-and-run which took place in 2017. The court case took five years as the man pleaded not guilty to the charges, local media reported on Wednesday. ...

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It is shocking that a case such as this should take so long in the courts.
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The accident was on 17/10/2015
The police investigation took almost 2 years.
The case started January 2019 on the 6 th July 2022 he was sent to jail for 2 years.
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I sometimes don't understand how the justice system works here. Only two years in jail for a hit and run driving offense in which the victim dies. At the least the driver is guilty of manslaughter and possibly careless or dangerous driving.
Life is cheap here.

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