Family of tragic Sheffield United fan forced to leave courtroom during fatal crash footage

By Claire Lewis
Published 14th Jul 2020, 08:35 BST
Updated 14th Jul 2020, 08:35 BST
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A ‘cowardly’ killer driver who drove off after mowing down a teenage Sheffield United fan as he crossed a road has been jailed.

Mitchel Hughes, aged 25, sped off after killing 15-year-old Ryan Durkin while speeding in a stolen car.

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Jailing him at Sheffield Crown Court, Judge Jeremy Richardson QC said Hughes had acted in a ‘comprehensively deplorable’ way.

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Ryan Durkin was killed as he crossed a road in Brinsworth, RotherhamRyan Durkin was killed as he crossed a road in Brinsworth, Rotherham
Ryan Durkin was killed as he crossed a road in Brinsworth, Rotherham

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Shocking footage was shown of the moment Ryan was hit by the silver BMW driven by Hughes as the teenager crossed a road in Brinsworth with friends in April last year.

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The car, which had false number plates, then sped off without stopping as Sheffield United fan Ryan was also hit by second car.

Ryan was a Sheffield United fan and his coffin featured his beloved club's badgeRyan was a Sheffield United fan and his coffin featured his beloved club's badge
Ryan was a Sheffield United fan and his coffin featured his beloved club's badge

Sentencing Hughes to six years and seven months in prison, Judge Richardson said he had never held a driving licence and had ‘no regard whatsoever for the laws of this country’.

He said Hughes ‘made almost no endeavour to stop’ before colliding with Ryan and ‘unimpaired by any scruples whatsoever, cowardly drove off afterwards’.

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