A Scots dad attacked his pal after spilling gin on a pool table inside the victim’s new ‘man cave’.
10.05.2022 - 06:43 / 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. I wanted some justice for my mum and this isn't it. I've lost all hope in the system."
Elizabeth was travelling with Abby to Glenrothes when Gillespie failed to give way to an oncoming car as he overtook parked vehicles in nearby Freuchie.
As he sped past stationary vehicles on Freuchie High Street, a motorist coming the other way forced him to slam on the brakes.
Her family say the gran had to be resuscitated twice at the scene and three times on the way to Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.
They made the difficult decision to switch off life support three days later.
Tragedy struck for the family again later that same year as Elizabeth's sons Chris, Tim and John lost their dad, Dave, - who they say was "never the same" after losing his wife.
The driver's reckless actions have also had a severe impact on granddaughter Abby, now 20, after she witnessed her
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