Teen Driver Kills Mother of Three | Leeds News

Leeds News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 3, 2026 · 1m

A 19-year-old man, Kian Bateman, sentenced to 17 years for murder after driving his mother’s car into a group of people—including Shelley Davies, a devoted mother and Reiki healer—while under the influence of nitrous oxide. Though he didn’t target Shelley, the judge ruled his intent to harm her partner, David Bratcher, made her death legally murder. Bateman admitted to dangerous driving but was convicted of murder and grievous bodily harm with intent, banned from driving for 21 years. Shelley’s family mourned her as a “force of nature,” and David described her as his everything—gone too soon…