Teen who caused 'utterly needless' death of dad in unprovoked chase jailed

A teenager who caused the death of a much loved dad-of-four by knocking him off his motorbike in an apparently unprovoked chase has been jailed. Shikeo Bell caused 'unspeakable grief' to the family of 43-year-old Carl Dawson - known as 'Glasses' - when he chased him through the residential streets of Moston and Harpurhey before knocking him off his bike, causing him 'catastrophic injuries'.

The death of the would-be grandad who was one of 11 siblings was described as 'utterly utterly needless' and was part of a crime spree of robberies which saw 19-year-old Bell jailed for seven years and two months at Manchester Crown Court today (May 10). The crash happened late at night on September 7, 2021, when Bell was 17, on the junction of Hillier Street and Princedom Street in Harpurhey.

CCTV footage played to the court showed the pursuit, which lasted around 45 to 50 seconds, where Bell was driving a stolen Seat Leon driving at Carl at speeds of nearly 50mph and gradually getting closer and closer to him before knocking him off. Bell drove off from the scene leaving Carl with fatal head injuries, and was seen by police driving the same car in the days after the incident. The court heard that Bell drove cars used for drug dealing but was alone at the time of the fatal incident.

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Prosecuting, Hugh McKee, told the court that the Seat had been stolen in Manchester two months previously and that Carl and his son spotted him on Mora Street, initially suspecting it was an unmarked police car, around 11.30pm on September 7, 2021. Carl was driving a motorcycle with his son riding a moped who begun to be chased by Bell turning onto Zeta Street and Ashley Lane where