'Disgusted': Levi Ogden's mum speaks out after Halifax man sentenced
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Lloyd Birkby was jailed for five years for manslaughter over the death of Levi Ogden on Silver Street, Halifax, on November 3.
She said: "It's disgusting that he's only been given five years.
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Hide Ad"Because of him [Lloyd Birkby] my daughter is no longer here.
"She was a beautiful person but at the end of the day he's not only robbed Levi of her life, but her children's lives too.
"I feel like this is not justice - justice has not been done in my opinion.
"Since the incident it's been hard, but I've had to stay strong and be OK for Levi's children."
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Hide AdThe court heard how Stephen Wood QC, mitigating, described Birkby as being immature.
He had been assessed by a doctor as having a mental age of an 11-year-old.
Mr Wood said Birkby had expressed remorse for what he had done.
Clare Ogden said: "If he has the mind of a child but the body of a man, then I feel no one is safe.
"It's not fair and it doesn't make sense."