The family of a cyclist killed by a drunk driver have spoken of their shock at being told his killer would serve less than half his sentence.
Edward 'George' Orrey, 56 died on February 9, 2013 when he was hit by a car driven by Kingsley Gordon-Allen, 20 outside Leytonstone tube station. Mr Orrey, who was on his way home from working as a steel erection foreman on the “Cheesegrater” Leadenhall Building, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Gordon-Allen pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving whilst unfit through alcohol. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and disqualified from driving for ten years.
An additional three years were added to his sentence for an attack on a 50-year-old man while he was out on bail.
But despite a total sentence of 11 years, Mr Orrey's family say they have been told that Gordon-Allen has been given a release date of January 2018.
Elaine Orrey, 54, told Zoie O'Brien, of Waltham Forest Guardian: “We had a new family liaison officer and she told me that he will be out in four years whether he behaves or not, and if we don’t object he will be out in three-and-a-half.
“He could start coming out on licence in 24 months.
“I’m absolutely gutted.
“We were led to believe that if he gets over ten years he will serve a minimum of two thirds of that time.
“They don’t give a damn about the people left behind, the victims. We have been through all this for nothing.
“In court the police took us outside to speak to us in the street because there was no space in the court. The date was moved the first time and then the judge tried to throw it out of court because he was taken to the wrong court and we had come down from Cornwall.
“My husband worked hard his entire life. He was doing a job to support his family.
“I have no faith in the so-called justice system. I had heard stories before but never in my life did I imagine we would be treated like this.”
Frankie Orrey, 34, has called for changes to the justice system.
She said: “It is like my dad meant nothing. If [Gordon-Allen] comes out of prison in 2018 he will still be young, he will have a life ahead of him and probably new qualifications.
“He will have served his time in a young offenders’ institute, not even a real prison. We have been treated like the criminals.
“Kingsley Gordon-Allen has never shown any remorse for what he did.”
13 thoughts on “Cyclist’s family “gutted” at news his killer will serve less than half sentence”
Very, very sad.
Very, very sad.
The British justice system is
The British justice system is not the worst in the democratic world for sure, but it does seem to value procedure over morality and the rights of the criminal (which should be forfeited once you cross that line) over the victim. I’m not surprised the family are calling for change.
pwake wrote:The British
What, what…British Justice system. It would appear that justice was not served this time. Silly me, it’s not justice, it’s the law.
The offences are sound, its
The offences are sound, its the length of sentences that should be looked at by any Govt and any incident involving a death which involves negligence of any sort should carry at least a 10 year minimum sentence.
Cyclist are the new black.
Cyclist are the new black.
Give him a choice – either
Give him a choice – either serve your full sentence and that’s that, or you can be released early but will never, ever drive again.
Peowpeowpeowlasers wrote:Give
He was disqualified when he killed the two cyclists. A lifetime ban will mean as little to him as the extended ban he has just received.
There is something truly troubling when someone as apparently unpleasant and lawless as this man is rushed through prison and spat out the other end as fast as possible.
Little wonder there are so many reoffenders.
8 years means hes an LTP,
8 years means hes an LTP, than means that the earliest he can apply for Parole is at 4 years, that doesn’t mean he will get out at half sentence, but yes its possible he could. Also the family need to check if the 3 years for the assault was added consecutively or concurrently to his original death by careless driving sentence. If it was added consecutively the 11 year sentence will stand.
To make things worse his 10 year driving ban wont stand either. If you can prove you can benefit from having a driving licence for work or to help care for a ill or disabled relitive you can get it back much earlier. More do-gooder “no one cares about the victim” pish.
Just hang him and be done
Just hang him and be done with scum like this.
How can driving when pissed, killing some one, merit only a causing death by CARELESS driving …..hmmm?!! It’s obviously dangerous.
I feel so sorry for the Orrey family as this whole saga seems to have been an absolute fucking disgrace. Justice my arse. The arsehole Gordon Allen should be serving 15 years minimum. He got 3 years for attacking some one else whilst on bail!!!!
As I say the guy should HANG. I would vote for the death penalty for scum such as this. I would even pay more tax ring fenced to build more prisons for scum such as this to serve life means life sentences.
What a joke the justice system is.
When the daily mail is the
When the daily mail is the most broadly read paper/website, the majority of people use cars to go 200metre for a pint of milk and oil/transport/finance/car manufacturers are giving millions to political parties, what realistic chance is the there of the present goverment increasing the penalty for driving offences?
I don’t know why it’s called
I don’t know why it’s called justice in the first place, it should be called “another piss take”. It’s still the best way to commit murder in this country by far.
He killed a cyclist. In an
He killed a cyclist. In an “accident”. Whilst pissed. Apart from his relatives and friends no one but other cyclists seem to care….
This isn’t going to change until folk band together and make the leniency of sentencing policy for road deaths a political issue and lobby hard on it. But that isn’t going to happen as the vast majority of cyclists are
a) motorists
b) convinced it won’t ever happen to them
c) accepting of road casualties as part of the price of running UK plc
so maybe cyclists, as a group, don’t really care either.
My MP has stopped answering, or even acknowledging, my letters on the subject.
I think there should be a
I think there should be a campaign to get road crimes included in the ‘Undue Leniency’ rules, so that sentences can be reviewed and increased if they are found to have been too lenient (which seems to be the case when drunk, reckless morons kill or injure other road users).