The shattered family of Aanisah Rashid has condemned yesterday’s sentence of the man who killed her in a car accident as “disgusting”.

The teenager’s relatives spoke exclusively after the trial to the Telegraph & Argus about their heartbreak and fury.

Aanisah’s mother Heather Jones, 43, who cried out as the sentence was made, said: “It was disgusting. It has all been a shambles. We had been warned to expect a minimum of one year but we never expected this. Just a few months for my beautiful daughter’s life.”

“Justice has not been done but the sentence itself is worthless to us, it changes nothing because it will not bring Aanisah back but we do believe that what goes around, comes around.”

Her father Azad Rashid, who stayed away from court to avoid seeing Hussain face to face, said: “I am angry with the sentence. I’m angry with the justice system. If I’d been there I would have ended up with a far longer sentence than him. The message that’s been sent out is that it is okay to speed, it’s okay to take someone’s life.”

Aanisah’s brother Sohail, 18, said: “We do not believe what he (Hussain) said in court that he will never drive a car again. We know he will.”

“He has no regard for the law and had no regard for Aanisah’s life or for anyone else on the road. The points he had on his licence before that night showed that.

“He should not have been on that road and we should still have had Aanisah here with us today.”

He added: “She (Aanisah) is watching over us and she knows how we feel about her.

“He (Hussain) might be able to kid other people about showing remorse but he will not be able to kid her.

“He will probably be out for Christmas and will have the rest of his life to lead. Aanisah has not and our lives are shattered.”

“He knew he was speeding that night and because of that he knew he was driving a lethal weapon.”

Speaking about the family’s attempts to live without Aanisah, Miss Jones, who also had her older daughter Natasha, 21 and her sister Theresa Jones with her in court said: “Time is no healer but life changes. We have to learn to live with that.

“Although Aanisah is gone she is still part of our lives. We talk about her all the time. She lives in our hearts and minds.”

After Aanisah’s death her father started a campaign to get speed cameras on Haworth Road. More than 2,000 people signed his petition and cameras are expected to be installed later this year as part of a £320,000 package of safety improvements across the district.