Drivers jailed over deaths of mum and daughter in Leeds

Judge Singh said the victims had “done nothing wrong” and were “simply walking to school”.

Addressing the defendants, he said: “A road is not a race track. A powerful car is not an invitation to test its limits on a public road.

“The consequences of competitive driving at extreme speed can be, and in this case were, irreversible.”

He added: “Justyna and Lena should have gone to school that morning. They should have returned home. They should have continued with their lives.

“Instead, their lives ended on a pavement because two drivers chose to drive in a manner which placed speed and competition above the safety of everyone around them.”

Susannah Proctor, for Bhachu, told the court that her client was a “normal person who’s made a massive mistake”.

She said he “must live with himself in the knowledge of the devastation he has caused”.

And she said: “He did not intend to cause this devastation but cause it he has.”

Hulboj’s fiancé Dominik Czepczor watched the sentencing hearing in court.

A statement from him was read, which said: “My whole world collapsed in one second.

“Every day I feel a huge void after their departure.

“We had so many hopes and dreams and in one moment it all ended.

“My dream was to have a wonderful family, and I must say that it came true for a short while, but that was taken away from me on January 16.

“Unfortunately, all that remains are wonderful memories and a constant fight for the next day, which is not easy.”

Det Insp Paul Conroy, of West Yorkshire Police’s Major Collision Enquiry Team, said: “A woman and her young daughter have died because of the actions of these men, and I know no sentence will ever feel enough to compensate for the lives that have been lost.

“This sentencing hearing though does mark the end of a long criminal justice process for Justyna and Lena’s family.

“It is over two years since Bhachu admitted his part in this tragic incident and I know that the wait for justice has taken its toll.

“My thoughts are firmly with them today.”