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Article: Vic: Man's remorse over role in death of neighbour
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- AAP General News (Australia)
- Article date:
- November 22, 2002
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Vic: Man's remorse over role in death of neighbour
By Stuart Walsh
MELBOURNE, Nov 20 AAP - Adrian Southwell is still haunted by the
death of an 80-year-old
friend and neighbour, killed when struck by his driverless, runaway
van after a tow rope
snapped.
The young man's remorse over his role in the death of Edith May
Bennett today saved
him from more serious punishment when ordered to perform 500 hours
of community work.
Outside court Southwell, 24, convicted of manslaughter by criminal
negligence, spoke
of his friendship with the victim whom he had chatted with minutes
before the tragic accident.
He said he had thought about neighbour Mrs Bennett every ...