00:00 Today should have been the happiest and proudest day of my life.
00:03 Today I should have been celebrating becoming a father for the first time with my partner
00:08 Frankie Julia Hough to our daughter Neve.
00:12 Today is the day Neve was due to be born and make her entrance into the world.
00:17 Instead I've been in court fighting for their justice.
00:21 On Saturday the 13th of May my partner Frankie and our unborn daughter Neve had their lives
00:27 stolen from them in the most traumatic and tragic way.
00:31 Frankie and Neve's killer was initially given 12 years in prison and 13 years driving ban
00:37 for causing death by dangerous driving and serious injuries.
00:42 Neve's death is not recognised in the eyes of the law.
00:47 Frankie's family and I were shocked and saddened by this decision.
00:51 It was an insult to Frankie and Neve's memory and clearly didn't reflect the devastation
00:56 and loss caused.
00:58 We appealed the sentence and it was accepted.
01:02 On Saturday the 13th of May my life like so many others was turned upside down because
01:09 somebody wanted to show off, brag, boast and feed their own ego.
01:15 The fact that they lost their lives in this way has made this tragedy even more devastating
01:21 for all of us.
01:23 The way he drove that day was described as an accident waiting to happen.
01:28 It was no accident, it was a crime.
01:31 A crime that could have been prevented and that needs a strong deterrent so that it doesn't
01:35 happen again.
01:37 Our roads are being used daily as racetracks, endangering children and families lives for
01:42 their own amusement.
01:45 The judgement today is not what we were hoping for and is a bitter pill to swallow.
01:50 I ask the question again, what more does somebody have to do to get a life sentence for causing
01:57 death by dangerous driving?
