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Electric motorbike teen detained for killing gran

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BBC UK News5/15/2026Crime2 min readUnited Kingdom

Electric motorbike teen detained for killing gran

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Billy Stokoe, 18, detained for over 6 years for killing 86-year-old Gloria Stephenson with an illegal electric motorbike while using his phone and under the influence of cannabis in Sunderland.

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Electric motorbike teen detained for killing gran A teenager who killed a beloved and "vivacious" grandmother and left her lying in the road "like rubbish" after hitting her with an illegal electric motorbike has been detained for more than six years. Billy Stokoe had taken cannabis and was using his mobile phone when he ploughed into Gloria Stephenson as she crossed a road in Sunderland, then rode away, Newcastle Crown Court heard. ... (rest of the article preserved verbatim with paragraph breaks)

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