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Cyclist jailed over pedestrian death Charlie Alliston: Cyclist detained over pedestrian death
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A cyclist who knocked over and killed a 44-year-old woman in east London has been sentenced to 18 months in jail. A cyclist who knocked over and killed a 44-year-old woman in east London has been sentenced to 18 months in a young offenders' institution.
Charlie Alliston, then 18, was travelling at 18mph on a fixed-wheel track bike with no front brakes before he crashed into Kim Briggs in February last year. Charlie Alliston, then 18, was travelling on a fixed-wheel track bike with no front brakes before crashing into Kim Briggs in February last year.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. He was cleared of her manslaughter, but found guilty of bodily harm by "wanton or furious driving".
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. Judge Wendy Thomas described Alliston as "an accident waiting to happen".
Sentencing at the Old Bailey, the judge said: "I am satisfied in some part it was this so-called thrill that motivated you to ride without a front brake shouting and swearing at pedestrians to get out of the way.
"I have no doubt you are wrong in this. You were an accident waiting to happen.
"The victim could have been any pedestrian. It was in fact Mrs Kim Briggs."
Mother-of-two Kim Briggs was crossing Old Street during her lunch break when she was hit.
She suffered serious head injuries, including a fractured skull, and died a week later in hospital.