Boy, 15, who callously told pals ‘she’s a vegetable’ after killing girl, 7, in motorbike crash is locked up
A SCHOOLBOY who callously told pals “she’s a vegetable” after killing a seven-year-old girl in a horror motorbike crash has been locked up.
Katniss Seleznev was thrown 20 metres after the bike ploughed into her in Walsall, West Midlands, as she played with her siblings.
A 15-year-old boy, who legally can’t be named, was today detained for 64 months after he admitted causing death by dangerous driving.
The teen, who was 14 at the time of the horror, will serve half his sentence behind bars before being released on licence.
Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court‘s youth court was told the motorbike involved in the crash had been reported stolen the month before Katniss was killed.
Katniss’ mum Lina wept as CCTV images were shown of her kids riding their scooters in the street.
The youngster was then catapaulted through the air after being struck by the bike.
Katniss landed on the tarmac, where another child tried to help pull her to the side of the road.
The boy on the bike did not stop at the scene and instead drove to a nearby road where a number of other youths were.
He was heard remarking on CCTV footage: “She’s a vegetable.”
Prosecutor Simon Brownsey said the bike was later found burned in scrubland.
Describing the effect of Katniss’s death on her family, the prosecutor added: “Her mother has not really left the house since this incident happened.
“The impact upon her mother, father, and her siblings is grave, very grave indeed.”
The court was told the boy had made a “deliberate decision to ignore the rules of the road” and showed no regard for the safety of other road users.
Katniss’ mum previously paid tribute to her “smiling” daughter, revealing the youngster’s dad had begged her to “open your eyes” after the crash.
She said: “God took her away too young and fragile.
“I don’t have strength and I don’t want to say goodbye to you, my star. How to let you go, my heart is bleeding, my soul is aching. Who will take care of you now up there my angel.
“I’m powerless, words are not enough, no consolation. Every day she told me, ‘I love you mom, you are the best mother and the most beautiful because you take care of me and do everything to make me happy’.”