Mother's sentence 'not lenient'

Marshall Haynes, Liam Hastings and Josh Bartlett died in the crash

A mother who caused the deaths of three young boys and a 21-year-old man will not have her sentence increased.

Former nurse Angela Dublin, of London Road, Oxford, was jailed for two years after pleading guilty to four counts of causing death by dangerous driving.

The case was referred to the Attorney General by the Crown Prosecution Service because it believed the sentence was "unduly lenient".

But the Attorney General said the case would not go to the Court of Appeal.

A spokesman from the Attorney General said: "After considering all the evidence, background facts and legal advice from specialist lawyers, he does not consider it to be unduly lenient."

Real remorse

Dublin had seven boys crammed into her car during a birthday outing for her son Anton, who survived, when it crashed on the A4142.

The nurse of 25 years had been taking the group out to dinner to celebrate her son's 13th birthday when the tragedy happened on 28 May 2005.

Three of her seven passengers, Josh Bartlett, Liam Hastings, and Marshall Haynes, all 13, were killed.

Howard Hillsdon, 21, of Oxford, was also killed when Dublin's car hit his vehicle and sent it into a spin.

When handing down the sentence last month, Judge Mr Justice Crane at Oxford Crown Court said Dublin had showed real remorse.