Family of Scots gran who died after bus driver slammed on brakes blast 'disgraceful' sentence

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The family of an 82-year-old Scots gran killed onboard a bus when the driver slammed on the brakes have hit out after he dodged jail.Mum-of-three Elizabeth Colville was "catapulted" from her seat and suffered fatal head and back injuries after her body collided with the driver's compartment on board a bus being driven by Michael Gillespie.

Gillespie, 35, was ordered to carry out 234 hours of unpaid work and banned from driving for three years last week after pleading guilty to causing her death in April 2019.

The horrifying incident was witnessed in full by Elizabeth's then-17-year-old granddaughter, Abby. Now her son Chris Colville, 48, has hit out at Gillespie's sentence and said it has caused him to "lose all hope in the justice system".

He told the Record: "We are all gutted - it's a bloody disgrace."Community service for killing someone."I'm glad I didn't go to court.