'He killed my sister in a crash and has got off scot-free'

'He killed my sister in a crash and has got off scot-free'8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleJenny CastertonWales InvestigatesFamily photoAimee Coombes (right) has spoken for the first time about losing her sister Sophie Brimble (left) in a car crash in 2017The grieving family of a woman killed in a crash after a high-speed race through residential streets say they are angry that the driver is still allowed to be on the road.Sophie Brimble, 20, died at the scene after her boyfriend, Jay Bayliss, crashed into a lamp post in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, in July 2017, while driving at almost three times the speed limit.He was deemed too badly injured to stand trial, but the investigation was reopened in 2024 after police found out he had successfully reapplied for his driving licence.He was again declared unfit for criminal proceedings, leaving courts powerless to take his licence.On Thursday, he was given an absolute discharge at Newport Crown Court.Bayliss was given an absolute discharge at Newport Crown Court on ThursdayThis means the court has decided not to impose a punishment because the experience of going to court has been punishment enough.Aimee Coombes, Sophie's sister, said the family had been left in disbelief, adding: "At the end of the day, Sophie was in Jay's car, and Jay is still driving around. It just does not make sense how he can get away with it."Bayliss was charged with causing death by dangerous driving but, at the start of his trial in March, the judge ruled, based on medical evidence, that he remained unfit for the criminal process to go ahead.A trial of facts was then held instead, which means the prosecution set out the case in front of a jury, but Bayliss did not have to play a part in proceedings or be present in court.A jury at Newport Crown Court found Bayliss responsible for causing Sophie's death by dangerous driving. But the limited options available to the judge at a sentencing hearing on Th...