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Carjack killer sentenced to life Carjack killer sentenced to life
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A man has been jailed for life after knocking down and killing a grandmother in a hatchback he had taken from her sister. A man has been jailed for life after knocking down and killing a grandmother in a car stolen from her sister.
Pamela Phinn, 48, tried to push her two grandchildren away from the speeding car which was being followed by police in South Shields, Tyneside, on 11 May.Pamela Phinn, 48, tried to push her two grandchildren away from the speeding car which was being followed by police in South Shields, Tyneside, on 11 May.
Paul Wales, 47, from Gorst Street in the Walton area of Liverpool, admitted causing death by dangerous driving. Paul Wales, 47, from Gorst Street in the Walton area of Liverpool, admitted causing death by dangerous driving and aggravated vehicle taking.
He will serve a minimum of four years and four months.He will serve a minimum of four years and four months.
Wales also admitted aggravated vehicle-taking. The Honda Civic came around a tight left-hand bend before hitting the family group on the pavement on Horsley Hill Road, throwing the grandmother 20ft into the air.
Passing sentence at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday, Judge John Milford QC said: "You will be imprisoned indefinitely and you will be eligible for release when you have served the minimum term, but only when the parole board deem you safe." The car belonged to Mrs Phinn's sister Diane Dalton, also of South Shields, and had been stolen from around a mile away, according to police.
Mrs Phinn's daughter-in-law Kelly Laws, 28, and her two grandchildren Dean, aged 18 months, and seven-month-old Mia were also injured.
The dead woman's grandchildren were also injured
Speaking after the sentencing at Newcastle Crown Court on Monday, Det Ch Insp Tim Walker of Northumbria Police said: "It's difficult to explain the extraordinary coincidences that led to these tragic circumstances.
"Obviously Mrs Dalton had her car hijacked by Wales possibly only a mile away from where her sister was ultimately killed, and it was a tragic set of circumstances.
"The family are coping because they've had to cope and that is a testament to their resolve and solidarity.
"The reality is that Wales will have to convince any parole board in years to come that he's no longer danger to the public."
Wales also admitted driving without insurance and driving not in accordance with his licence.
Judge John Milford QC told him: "You will be imprisoned indefinitely and you will be eligible for release when you have served the minimum term, but only when the parole board deem you safe."