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| Killer driver sent back to jail | Killer driver sent back to jail |
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| A convicted killer who caused the death of a 15-year-old girl while driving a stolen car nine years ago has been sent back to prison for driving dangerously. | A convicted killer who caused the death of a 15-year-old girl while driving a stolen car nine years ago has been sent back to prison for driving dangerously. |
| Henry Christopher Marley, who has over 140 convictions, was released from prison last year after serving time for killing Debbie McComb in west Belfast. | Henry Christopher Marley, who has over 140 convictions, was released from prison last year after serving time for killing Debbie McComb in west Belfast. |
| At the city's Crown Court on Friday, he was jailed for six motoring offences committed on 24 March, exactly a year after he had been released on licence. | At the city's Crown Court on Friday, he was jailed for six motoring offences committed on 24 March, exactly a year after he had been released on licence. |
| He will serve four and a half years. | He will serve four and a half years. |
| In 2002, Marley who is originally from Colinward Street in Belfast, ploughed into a group of people on the Upper Springfield Road after he drove through a red light. | |
| He hit Debbie McComb, but instead of stopping, he tried to shake the schoolgirl's body off the bonnet of the stolen car by swerving from side to side. | |
| Debbie McComb, 15, was killed on the Springfield Road in 2002 | Debbie McComb, 15, was killed on the Springfield Road in 2002 |
| She died of her injuries and Marley was jailed for twelve years for killing the schoolgirl and stealing a car. | She died of her injuries and Marley was jailed for twelve years for killing the schoolgirl and stealing a car. |
| 'Drunk' | 'Drunk' |
| On Friday the court heard that exactly a year after he had been released from prison on licence, Marley and another man had bought a car and began driving dangerously around Belfast's Antrim Road. | On Friday the court heard that exactly a year after he had been released from prison on licence, Marley and another man had bought a car and began driving dangerously around Belfast's Antrim Road. |
| It was alleged that at about 0800 GMT, the pair were hanging out of the vehicle and shouting abuse and obscenities at passing schoolgirls and other motorists. | It was alleged that at about 0800 GMT, the pair were hanging out of the vehicle and shouting abuse and obscenities at passing schoolgirls and other motorists. |
| A short time later they returned and parked the car outside the house where they had just bought it minutes before. | A short time later they returned and parked the car outside the house where they had just bought it minutes before. |
| The police were called and both were arrested. | The police were called and both were arrested. |
| The consequences that could have followed from his actions could have well mirrored the actions of 2002 Judge Geoffrey Miller Mother knew driver would reoffend | The consequences that could have followed from his actions could have well mirrored the actions of 2002 Judge Geoffrey Miller Mother knew driver would reoffend |
| The car had lost its front nearside wheel and damage had been caused to another wheel. | The car had lost its front nearside wheel and damage had been caused to another wheel. |
| Marley was drunk and refused to co-operate with the police. | Marley was drunk and refused to co-operate with the police. |
| A defence lawyer said Marley's actions had not been planned with any malice but had "been born out of idiocy and reckless risk taking". | A defence lawyer said Marley's actions had not been planned with any malice but had "been born out of idiocy and reckless risk taking". |
| And he told Judge Geoffrey Miller, "He is the worst individual who can appear before your honour on driving offences. | And he told Judge Geoffrey Miller, "He is the worst individual who can appear before your honour on driving offences. |
| "The simple fact that he returned to the scene of the purchase of the vehicle showed the lack of thinking involved. | "The simple fact that he returned to the scene of the purchase of the vehicle showed the lack of thinking involved. |
| They went back to argue with the vendor and this was always going to lead to his arrest and detection." | They went back to argue with the vendor and this was always going to lead to his arrest and detection." |
| Lack of control | Lack of control |
| The judge said "The court cannot lose sight of the fact that this escapade took place in a very busy area of Belfast around 0800 GMT in the morning and while people were heading to work and children were going to school. | The judge said "The court cannot lose sight of the fact that this escapade took place in a very busy area of Belfast around 0800 GMT in the morning and while people were heading to work and children were going to school. |
| "They had a minimum amount of control of the vehicle and within a short period of time the vehicle had lost it's front wheel. | "They had a minimum amount of control of the vehicle and within a short period of time the vehicle had lost it's front wheel. |
| "The consequences that could have followed from his actions could have well mirrored the actions of 2002." | "The consequences that could have followed from his actions could have well mirrored the actions of 2002." |
| In addition to the four and a half year sentence, the judge imposed an 18 month probation order on Marley. | In addition to the four and a half year sentence, the judge imposed an 18 month probation order on Marley. |