SWANSEA, Wales – Bridget Curtis, mace mai shekaru 71, ta samu hukuncin daurin shekaru hudu a gidan yari bayan ta yi sanadiyar mutuwar jaririya mai watanni takwas, Mabli Cariad Hall, a wani hatsarin mota da ta faru a wajen Asibitin Withybush a Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, a ranar 21 ga Yuni, 2023.
Kotun Swansea Crown Court ta ji cewa Curtis ta yi amfani da motar BMW 520d ta hanyar da ba ta dace ba, inda ta yi karo da Mabli da ke cikin kujerar tuƙi a gefen hanya. Jaririya ta mutu bayan kwana hudu a Asibitin Royal na Yara na Bristol saboda raunin da ta samu a kai.
Mai shari’a Geraint Walters ya bayyana cewa Curtis ta kasance “mai rauni sosai” kuma ya ce mutuwar Mabli ta kasance “babu dalili kuma ba lallai ba ne”. Curtis ta amsa laifin tuhumar da ake yi mata na haifar da mutuwa ta hanyar tuƙi mara kyau.
Mahaifin Mabli, Rob Hall, ya ba da shaida a kotu cewa motar Curtis ta “fitar da jaririyata daga hannuna” yayin da yake saka ta cikin kujerar tuƙi. Ya kuma bayyana cewa ya ga kujerar tuƙi a ƙarƙashin motar, abin da ya sa ya yi ta tunani akai-akai.
Mahaifiyar Mabli, Gwen Hall, ta bayyana cewa rayuwarta ta canza sosai bayan mutuwar ‘yarta. Ta ce, “Ba na san ko wanene ni ba kuma zuciyata ta karye a kullum.” Ta kara da cewa Mabli ta fara faɗi “Mama” kwanaki kafin mutuwarta.
Wakilin Curtis, John Dye, ya ce abokiyar kawansa ta kasance mai bin doka kuma ba ta da laifi a baya. Ya kuma bayyana cewa Curtis ta rubuta wasiƙa ga dangin Hall, inda ta nemi afuwa, kuma ta ce ta kasance “cikin baƙin ciki sosai”.
Hukuncin da Curtis ta samu ya haɗa da dakatar da ita daga tuƙi na shekaru takwas, kuma dole ne ta sake yin gwajin tuƙi kafin ta sake tuƙi. Kotun ta rage hukuncin da 25% saboda amsa laifinta.
Dangin Mabli sun yi kira ga duk masu tuƙi da su fahimci nauyin alhakin da ke kan su yayin tuƙi. Sun ce, “Idan wani abu zai iya koyarwa daga asarar rayuwar Mabli, shi ne cewa kowa da ke tuƙi ya fahimci alhakin da ke kan shi.”
