Youth jailed over car-jack death

The incident was recorded by CCTV cameras

An 18-year-old man who threatened a security guard, stole his car and drove over him has been jailed for nine years.

Sikiru Egberongbe, died in hospital five days after the attack in Manchester in which he suffered severe chest and head injuries.

He was attacked after arriving at the Cariocca Business Park, Miles Platting, in June and getting out of his car to open the gates.

Christopher Howell, of Reginald Street, Openshaw, Manchester, admitted manslaughter at Manchester Crown Court last month and was sentenced on Tuesday.

Sikiru Egberongbe had left his car engine running

He received eight years for manslaughter, one year for an unrelated robbery and four months for an assault which happened just half an hour before the manslaughter.

He was arrested after CCTV cameras caught him attacking Nigerian-born Mr Egberongbe, of Chorlton, Manchester.

The 64-year-old was threatened by Howell after climbing out of his car to open the business park gates, leaving the engine running.

After struggling with the youth, who had jumped into the passenger seat, he was dragged under the car which ran him over.

Christopher Howell: Jailed for nine years

Speaking after the sentence, Mr Egberongbe's wife Milicent said: "Sikiru was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather and we all feel a great loss and sadness since his death.

"Whatever sentence is passed will not bring my husband back and we will all have to live with his loss for the rest of our lives."

Detective Superintendent John Kelly, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "This was a terrible, unprovoked attack on a man who was on his way to work.

"Christopher Howell attacked Mr Egberongbe without the slightest thought of the consequences of his actions."