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Radio 5 Live,2 mins

'Shame on you: My words for my husband's killer'

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A widow has told the motorist who killed her cyclist husband he should be ashamed of himself. Doctors told Neil Urwin his sleep apnoea meant he should not drive, but a day later he hit and killed father-of-three Andy Charlton, 43. Newcastle Crown Court heard that Urwin was driving too fast on the road, and too close to the cyclist. This week, Urwin was jailed for two years for causing death by dangerous driving. Andy Charlton's widow, Katy, addressed her husband's killer directly in court. She read out on 5 live Daily what she had said to Mr Urwin. "Shame on you," she told him. "If you had followed that advice and not driven that day, Andy would still be alive. "I like to imagine that you are a decent man who made a foolish decision - a decision you will live with for the rest of your life. "Any possible punishments you may receive are nothing compared to our family's losses." This clip is originally from 5 live Daily on Friday 30 October 2015

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