Teenager Kian Bateman jailed for killing mother of three
Kian Bateman was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in prison for driving into a crowd and killing a mother of three after using nitrous oxide.
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A teenager who deliberately drove his car into a crowd outside a social club, killing a mother of three, has been jailed for a minimum of 17 years. Kian Bateman, 18 at the time of the attack, had been inhaling nitrous oxide gas in the hours before the incident. Cardiff Crown Court heard the gas made him aggressive.
The court was told that Bateman's brother was involved in an altercation outside the club in Caerau, east Cardiff. During that confrontation, the victim, Shelley Davies, ended up on the ground. Bateman then drove his mother's Seat Ibiza at the group, using the car as a weapon. Davies suffered unsurvivable injuries and later died in hospital. Her partner was also seriously hurt.
Bateman claimed his car was surrounded and he was frightened, but the judge ruled he had used the vehicle to try to seriously injure Davies's partner, inadvertently killing her. The judge said: 'The loss is incalculable, of course. A young mother has had a life tragically and needlessly taken.' The jury's verdict confirmed Bateman intended to cause serious harm.
Shelley Davies was described by her family as 'the heart and soul of our family, a free-spirited, fun-loving, beautiful and gifted Reiki healer whose life was needlessly and violently stolen from us.' She leaves behind three young children. Bateman will serve at least 17 years in prison, with a minimum of 16 more years to serve after his time on remand.
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| Claim | ITV |
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| Kian Bateman was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years for killing Shelley Davies by deliberately driving into a crowd, having used nitrous oxide. |
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The report focuses on the tragic impact on the victim's family and the role of nitrous oxide in the teenager's aggression. It includes emotional tributes from the family and highlights the judge's comments on the senseless loss. The coverage is factual and sympathetic to the victim, with a clear narrative of the events leading to the killing.
- “Shelley was a mother, a daughter, a sister. She was the heart and soul of our family, a free-spirited, fun-loving, beautiful and gifted Reiki healer whose life was needlessly and violently stolen from us.”
- “The loss is incalculable, of course. A young mother has had a life tragically and needlessly taken.”
- “It was clear from the jury's verdict that he intended to cause a serious harm and ultimately that harm led to her death.”
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