Liberty Mitchell, 21, had only passed her test weeks before killing taxi driver Octavian Codreanu and his passenger Moyra Whelan in December 2022. Senior judges have now increased Mitchell’s sentence to nine years and three months. ‘My deepest sympathies go to the loved ones of Octavian Codreanu and Moyra Whelan, and to all those whose lives have been devastated by this tragedy. Mr Codreanu and his passenger, school teacher Moyra Whelan, who was on her way to a wedding, died in the collision. Liberty Mitchell’s sentence has been increased by nearly three years (Picture: Gloucestershire Constabulary/PA)Nicola Cooper, one of the passengers in the taxi, said: ‘The crash itself was traumatic, the impact felt endless.