Taxi driver jailed after hitting and killing seven-year-old boy in Bradford
Malakye Hussain died in hospital after he was hit by Moshin Hussain in Bradford in 2020
A taxi driver has been jailed for nine years and nine months after hitting and killing a seven-year-old boy in Bradford in August 2020.
Malakye Hall died in hospital following the collision on Manchester Road.
32-year-old Mohsin Hussain, of Carlisle Terrace, admitted causing death by dangerous driving in October.
In a tribute, Malakye's sisters described him as the life and soul of their family: "Malakye was the cheeky playmate as our youngest sibling, he was loved and liked by all those who knew him well.
"We will miss watching him turn into the man he would have become.
"We have been robbed of our childhood with him but also robbed of a future life as adult siblings with Malakye."
Detective Inspector Paul Conroy of the Major Collision Enquiry Team at West Yorkshire Police said: “Malakye’s death has had a profound effect on his family and everyone who knew him. They have had to wait three years for this to come to a conclusion and I thank them for their patience.
“I know that today’s sentence will never bring Malakye back but I hope that it can give them some comfort and justice in knowing that the man responsible for driving the car that hit Malakye has been jailed.”