A HEARTBROKEN mother has written an impassioned plea to MPs in an attempt to change sentencing laws for killer drivers.

Clare Conroy was devastated at the lenient sentence Ashley Lindo received after killing her eight-year-son while driving a stolen car.

And she was not alone.

When Lindo was locked up for three years for killing Daniel Conroy-Curtin in May 2006, there was widespread outrage that the crime had resulted in such a short sentence.

Soon after his release, Lindo’s reign of terror on the roads started again and, in February, he was jailed for 23 months for a string of motoring offences.

Miss Conroy, 34, of Ayresome Street, Middlesbrough, said: “Everyone knew he would re-offend and we were proved right. However, I am determined to do something to stop him from committing driving offences in Middlesbrough.

“Lindo has no shame and has shown no remorse for what he has done. How many times does this need to happen?”

The letter has been sent to all MPs in the Teesside area, as well as Middlesbrough Mayor Ray Mallon.

Lindo is due for release before the end of the year and Miss Conroy is hoping to persuade the authorities to stop him becoming a menace on the roads again.

She said: “Ideally, he would not be allowed to return to Middlesbrough because of the heartache he has caused to my family and the community as a whole.

“There is little doubt that he will re-offend again once he is released, and it is not fair on my family to have to wait for a telephone call telling us he has killed someone else.”

When Lindo was sentenced at Teesside Crown Court, Judge Christopher Prince told the 18-year-old he was a risk to the public, and criticised the legal system which meant 23 months was the maximum sentence available, despite Lindo’s long list of previous convictions.

The teenager, of Orwell Street, Middlesbrough, already had a shameful criminal record when he drove a stolen car into eight-year-old Daniel as the youngster played in a Middlesbrough park.

Miss Conroy said: “I can only hope that MPs and Mr Mallon read my letter and listen to what I am trying to do.

Daniel deserves some justice and so far he hasn’t had any, as far as I’m concerned.”