A 15-month prison sentence was imposed on Wednesday by the Paphos District Court on a 74-year-old woman for causing the death of a ten-year-old schoolgirl.
According to police spokesman, Michalis Nikolaou, the 74-year-old woman, a of case death caused through gross negligence, was sentenced to punishment of 15 months in prison, deprivation of a drivers license for 24 months and 8 penalty points.
The court took into account the admonition of her defense counsel that the 74-year-old realised the seriousness of the offence.
The woman was found guilty in June 2023 after a hearing, on the charge of reckless or dangerous act to which she pleaded not guilty. The other charge, to which the 74-year-old woman pleaded guilty, concerns driving a motor vehicle with an expired drivers license.
The victim was the ten-year-old Nelina Fakliska, who attended the Pefkios Georgiadis primary school. The ten-year-old attempted to cross Tassos Papadopoulos Avenue at noon on November 22, 2019, when she was dragged by the 74-year-olds vehicle, resulting in fatal injuries.
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