British tourist who killed his mother in a beach buggy hit and run in Cyprus has his sentence doubled

An anonymous Briton who was implicated in the tragic murder of a mother who was on vacation in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, with her five-year-old daughter has had his sentence doubled

The man was originally convicted in July (

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A British tourist has had his prison sentence doubled after the prosecution appealed the lenient sentence for the hit-and-run death of a Swedish mother in Ayia Napa.

The anonymous Briton was implicated in the tragic murder of Swedish mother Camilla Christina Pamdahl, 46, who was on holiday with her five-year-old daughter on May 4 in the town popular with British tourists.

The man was initially found guilty in July and sentenced to a year in prison by the Famagusta District Court and had his license suspended for 18 months.

But the Cypriot prosecution considered the sentence too lenient and immediately appealed the decision.

Cavo Greco in Ayia Napa, Cyprus Island (

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The Attorney General's Office released a statement on Friday saying, "The Supreme Court has unanimously accepted the appeal for inadequacy of the sentence handed down by the Famagusta District Court.

“On December 1, the prison term was increased to 2.5 years, sending the appropriate message to society that provocative and selfish driving behaviors, which result in loss of life, must be dealt with rigorously ."

The Brit was found guilty of causing death by a reckless or dangerous act, driving a vehicle under the influence of drugs, abandoning the scene of an accident and not having reported it.

He was driving a rented beach buggy at the time of the crash and, in a shocking twist, fled the scene on foot, leaving the woman and child at the scene.