The father of 18-year-old Yana Xerri who died in a traffic accident has expressed “surprise” that the drunk driver who caused her death escaped with a €6,000 fine and temporary loss of his licence.

“We need a justice system that teaches people a lesson – that you can’t just go to Paceville, get drunk and then get behind the wheel…I was surprised when I heard the judgment,” Charles Xerri told The Times.

The judgement, against Clint Xuereb, 24, who was Ms Xerri’s boyfriend, was handed down on Thursday.

The accident happened on the Coast Road on November 27, 2010 after the couple spent a night out in Paceville. The car crashed onto the rocks. Xerri and Xuereb were not wearing a seatbelt.

The tragedy, Mr Xerri said, had devastated his family.

Full story in The Times.

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