An Uber driver serving time for killing a devoted dad in a hit and run incident has succeeded in a legal bid to have his driving ban reduced.
Kunathilinghan Mohanthas, 48, was given a seven- and-a-half year jail term for driving his car into Christopher Hanton, 40, in Glasgow, on August 5, 2023.
He caused Mr Hanton to fall and smash his head on the ground which caused him to lose his life. Mohanthas was given a prison sentence after appearing before judge Lord Clark at the High Court in Kilmarnock earlier this year.
He had earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of culpable homicide. As well as sending him to prison, Lord Clark banned Mohanthas from driving for a period of 13 years and nine months.Lawyers for Mohanthas believed Lord Clark had made an error in deciding the length of the ban.
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