A railway guard convicted of the manslaughter of a drunk teenager after he signalled for a train to move as she was leaning against the carriage was jailed for five years yesterday.
Christopher McGee, 45, gave the signal for the driver to depart as Georgia Varley, 16, was leaning against the window from the platform.
He was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence by a jury at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday after a two-week trial.
McGee, who had worked as a guard for Merseyrail since 1992, showed no emotion as the sentence was passed.
Mr Justice Holroyde told him: