The family of a “cherished” grandfather killed in a hit and run accident have condemned the sentence handed to the uninsured driver as “abysmal”.

Yasser Iqbal was jailed for 15 months for the death of Kenneth Parratt after he hit the pensioner with his Peugeot Bipper van as he crossed Idle Road to get a takeaway.

The 71-year-old, who has six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, was treated by paramedics at the scene but was pronounced dead.

Iqbal, 29, of Norman Grove, Idle, Bradford, had been due to stand trial, but instead entered a guilty plea to causing death by careless driving and was sentenced a week ago.

He had already admitted charges of causing death by driving while uninsured, and dangerous driving.

As reported in the Telegraph & Argus last week, Kenneth’s family has hit out at the “unforgivable” actions of Iqbal who fled the scene without stopping on September 23, 2016.

Now daughter Deborah Parratt has spoken of her anger at the sentence handed down to Iqbal.

The 46-year-old said, who has suffered post traumatic stress as a result of the incident, said: “I am very angry about the sentencing, it’s abysmal, they may as well not bother locking him up, the sentence is so short. It should be life for a life.”

Deborah believes Iqbal, who had already been convicted previously for driving while banned on three occasions between 2007 and 2010, will not have learnt his lesson.

She added: “We are still trying to rebuild our lives, 15 months is nowhere near long enough for him to learn his lesson.”

The accident, which happened just six miles from Deborah’s house, has left her “a bag of nerves” and unable to drive and go out alone.

She added: “My seven-year-old son often has to tell me to calm down on the school run. Our lives will never be the same again.”

Jailing Iqbal, the Recorder of Bradford, Judge Jonathan Durham Hall QC, said the maximum sentence for the most serious offence of causing death by driving while uninsured was two years, adding: “I must use the guidelines and nothing else. The family understand the limits that I am under.”

He told Iqbal: “Due to your driving this gentleman lost his life, that is a fact. You killed him.

“The family have lost a figure central to them and their lives.

“Throughout his life, Mr Parratt behaved impeccably and contributed to his family and community.

“When somebody is killed in these circumstances there are consequences. This was not just an accident.”