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Melbourne driver sentenced to two years’ jail for hit-and-run that killed Sunday school teacher Abiol Manyang
A man who ploughed into a mother of five and drove hundreds of metres before leaving her body on the side of the road has been jailed.
Key points:
- Thomas Street was sentenced to two years in jail but could apply for parole as early as next year
- He hit Abiol Manyang on his way home from work and made deliberate attempts to hide his involvement
- Abiol Manyang was a mother of five who was a leader in the South Sudanese community
Thomas Street, 32, was today sentenced in Victoria’s County Court to two years in prison over the death of Abiol Manyang at Ardeer, in Melbourne’s west, in 2019.
Street must serve at least 15 months, but with time already served could apply for parole in as early as a year.
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