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| Leeds crash: Boy, 15, detained for causing deaths | Leeds crash: Boy, 15, detained for causing deaths |
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| A 15-year-old boy who caused the deaths of five people when the stolen car he was driving crashed into a tree has been detained for more than four years. | A 15-year-old boy who caused the deaths of five people when the stolen car he was driving crashed into a tree has been detained for more than four years. |
| Ellis, 12, and Elliott Thornton-Kimmitt, 14, died in the crash along with Darnell Harte, 15, Anthony Armour and Robbie Meerun, both 24. | Ellis, 12, and Elliott Thornton-Kimmitt, 14, died in the crash along with Darnell Harte, 15, Anthony Armour and Robbie Meerun, both 24. |
| Leeds Crown Court heard the car "split in two" when it hit a tree in Meanwood, Leeds, at 88mph, on 25 November. | Leeds Crown Court heard the car "split in two" when it hit a tree in Meanwood, Leeds, at 88mph, on 25 November. |
| The boy admitted five counts of causing death by dangerous driving. | The boy admitted five counts of causing death by dangerous driving. |
| More stories from across Yorkshire | More stories from across Yorkshire |
| West Yorkshire Police said the Renault Clio they were travelling in had been stolen from the Headingley area of the city earlier the same day. | West Yorkshire Police said the Renault Clio they were travelling in had been stolen from the Headingley area of the city earlier the same day. |
| The boy, who cannot be named because of his age, was sentenced to four-and-a-half-years' detention and disqualified from driving for seven years and three months by Judge Peter Collier QC. | |
| The court heard eyewitnesses say the car was being driven erratically and on the wrong side of the road before it crashed. | The court heard eyewitnesses say the car was being driven erratically and on the wrong side of the road before it crashed. |
| The prosecutor said a passerby who had gone to the aid of the passengers described seeing the boy fleeing the scene despite being told to wait for police. | |
| The judge said: "It was your driving of that car on that night which has caused all this pain and hurt. | |
| "I know what happened that night will shape your life every day from now on. | |
| "I do not think there will ever be a time of day when you will not remember what happened and regret what you did." | |
| Outside court Darnell Harte's sisters wept as they spoke to reporters, with one saying: "In two years' time he's going to be out and we're going to have to see his face and not say anything because he's served justice in some peoples eyes - to me that's not justice, because I'm never going to see my little brother ever again. | |
| "He was the best brother you could ever have." | |
| Speaking at the time of the crash, police said they had been confronted by a scene of "complete carnage". | Speaking at the time of the crash, police said they had been confronted by a scene of "complete carnage". |
| Two of the passengers were pronounced dead at the site of the crash and three died a short time later in hospital. | Two of the passengers were pronounced dead at the site of the crash and three died a short time later in hospital. |
| After the hearing Supt Lisa Atkinson said: "To lose three children and two adults in such a significant incident is absolutely horrendous. Many, many people were affected by it. | |
| "I was working the weekend that it happened and I can speak personally about how everyone was affected, the emergency services, the residents. | |
| "It was truly horrendous, a vehicle travelling at three times the speed limit in a residential area. | |
| "A 15-year-old boy is now starting a sentence and he will be affected by this for the rest of his life." | |
| David Holderness from the Crown Prosecution Service said: "This was a truly shocking crime in which five young people lost their lives. | |
| "The defendant acted in a supremely dangerous way, driving erratically and at speeds of around 88mph in a residential area. | |
| "Tragically, his victims paid the price of the driver's utter irresponsibility with their lives." |