Lifelong Sentence for Hit-and-Run Killer of Pedestrian

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Michael Day, 25, a prisoner found guilty of murdering a pedestrian and attempting to murder another, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 20 years before he can apply for parole. This deliberate, sustained attack on two individuals was committed in the early hours of April 14, 2023, in the Springburn area of Glasgow, where Day drove onto a pavement, mowing down two men, and then drove again at the stricken victims. Thomas Bowers, 33, died of injuries sustained in the attack, while Stephen Byrne, 53, was left seriously injured and permanently disfigured.

Key Takeaways:

  • Michael Day, a 25-year-old prisoner, was convicted of murdering Thomas Bowers and attempting to murder Stephen Byrne in a car attack in Glasgow's Springburn area on April 14, 2023.
  • Day was found to have shown "no remorse" for the attack and appeared to have no insight into his offending, as stated by Lord Harrower.
  • The attack was described as a "deliberate, sustained attack on two individuals in which you repeatedly used your vehicle as a weapon."
  • Day was involved in drug trafficking before the incident and had been using a flat in the area for such activities.
  • The survivor of the attack, Stephen Byrne, was left seriously injured and permanently disfigured.
  • Day continues to maintain his innocence, despite being found guilty of the crime.
  • Prosecutors alleged that after the attack, Day removed a sim card from a mobile phone and fled to a caravan park in Ayr.
  • Defence counsel Mark Moir KC described the attack as "an appalling act of violence."

Statistics:

  • 20 years: the minimum term of imprisonment before Day can apply for parole.
  • 2: the number of victims, including one fatality in the attack.
  • 33: the age of Thomas Bowers when he died from injuries sustained in the attack.
  • 53: the age of Stephen Byrne, who was left seriously injured and permanently disfigured.
  • 25: the age of Michael Day, the convicted murderer.
  • 2023: the year in which the attack occurred.

Sources:

  • (Image: Thomas Bowers)
  • (Image: Springburn murder)
  • (Source: High Court in Edinburgh)