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Former lecturer admits causing death of couple in crash while drink-driving
Sophie Hynd admitted driving into oncoming traffic while impaired by alcohol, leaving a 10-year-old boy seriously injured and prompting a court return in October.
- On Thursday, former Fife College lecturer Sophie Hynd pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh to causing the deaths of Jatinder Kaur, 48, and Satwant Singh, 64, by dangerous driving.
- Impaired by alcohol, Hynd drove into an oncoming Volkswagen Polo on the B981 in Cluny, Fife, on December 19 last year after motorists called 999 reporting her vehicle swerving erratically into opposing traffic.
- The couple's 10-year-old son Princedeep was seriously injured; Satwant died two days later. Their three children stated they "will miss them more than words can express."
- Judge Michael O'Grady described the offence as "very grave," remanding Hynd in custody. Defence lawyer Ewen Roy said she "recognises her actions had devastating consequences which weigh on her heavily."
- The case is due to call again in October for sentencing, as the former lecturer remains in custody following her admission of dangerous driving.
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