One of the killers of 10-year-old Damilola Taylor has been jailed for four years after driving into a female police officer.
Ricky Preddie was 13 and his brother Danny 12 when they killed the schoolboy in November 2000 in a crime that shocked the nation.
The pair were jailed for eight years for Damilola’s manslaughter in 2006.
Ricky Preddie was initially released from prison early in September 2011 but was recalled into custody three times over the years for preaching his parole and handling stolen goods.
Ricky Preddie (pictured) has been jailed for four years after driving into a female police officer
Ricky Preddie, 32, also known as Ricky Johnson, is back behind bars after pleading guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified, failing to stop, and driving without insurance at Harrow Crown Court on Thursday.
The injured police officer has since made a full recovery.
Scotland Yard said he was sentenced to four years imprisonment and banned from driving for 12 years, which will start when he is released from jail.
He was driving an Alfa Romeo in Wembley, north London, when police tried to stop his car on the afternoon of November 6 last year.
Preddie stopped the car but reversed along the pavement before crashing into a police vehicle, causing leg and neck injuries to a PC who was getting out.
Damilola Taylor (pictured) was killed with a broken bottle after he was stabbed in the leg
CCTV surveillance camera footage released by police investigating the murder of Damilola Taylor (running, right), shown on his final journey
He made his escape but the car was found nearby shortly after and he was arrested on November 12.
Detective Superintendent Ray Keating said: ‘In escaping from officers who had pulled him over, Johnson’s driving was extremely reckless and resulted in an officer being seriously injured.
‘He then drove off from the scene, callously leaving the officer needing urgent medical attention.
‘The officer has since returned to full duties, and I would like to commend her courage and strength since the incident.
Ricky Preddie (pictured) is one of the brothers who murdered Damilola Taylor in November 200
‘While she has recovered physically, the incident has taken an emotional and psychological toll.
‘Sadly, officers are injured whilst protecting the public far too often.’
Damilola had moved to Britain from Nigeria a few months before he was jabbed in the thigh with a broken beer bottle by a gang of youths as he walked home from the local library after school.
The youngster was found bleeding to death in a stairwell near his home in Peckham, south London, where local workmen tried to save his life.
It took six years and three trials to identify and convict the killers. Danny and Ricky Preddie, members of the Young Peckham Boys gang, were found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years at the trial at the Old Bailey in August 2006.
Danny was released from prison early in September 2011 after serving five years of his sentence.
Ricky Preddie was first released in September 2010, but recalled to custody in March 2011 after returning to Peckham from his west London bail hostel in breach of his licence conditions.
Killer: Ricky Preddie mocks his 10-year-old victim Damilola Taylor by holding up a sign apparently demanding ‘real justice’ for the boy following a court appearance in 2013. He spelled his victim’s name wrong
Then in October 2011 he beat up another prisoner, but a Parole Board hearing on December 23 decided he should be released on January 25, 2012.
He lasted just 16 days before being taken back to prison for again violating his parole by going to areas he was banned from and visiting friends from his old gang.
He was let out in July 2012, which means he has lasted just five months on early release before being hauled before the authorities again for handling stolen goods.
He was released after serving out every day of his eight-year sentence in 2013.
Although the eight-year jail term was handed down in 2006, he had already served time behind bars on remand.
Following a 2013 court appearance, Ricky Preddie arrogantly held up a sign outside court reading ‘Real Justice for Damiola Taylor’ – misspelling the schoolboy’s name.
The stunt followed an appearance before West London magistrates where he denied a string of driving offences.
Damilola’s father Richard, 65, said the placard was ‘distressing’.