Raffles violinist escapes jail again
mainVictoria Yellop was given a suspended sentence in July after a judge was persuaded that she had been bullied by a violent boyfriend into burgling a house she was looking after.
Yesterday, she was given another suspended sentence in Kent for causing serious injuries to a motorcyclist while driving under the influence of drugs. She said she had not used cocaine since the accident.
Court report here.
Wow, after reading the details, the punishments seem surprisingly light.
Two sentences, suspended, “costs of £85 and a victim surcharge of £115”
This woman had previously been convicted of stealing £24,000 of belongings from a house she was supposed to have been looking after. She clearly has a problem but that is no reason for letting her off the hook. She severely injured the motorcyclist and could have killed him.