Charissa Brown-Wellington jailed for killing Philip Carter by pushing him under a tram

Charissa Brown-Wellington

Charissa Brown-Wellington, 31, from Oldham, who admitted killing Philip Carter by pushing him into a moving tram at Manchester Victoria station, has been jailed for five years.

Charissa Brown-Wellington, 31, admitted the manslaughter of Philip Carter, 30, last month at Manchester crown court. Carter was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision at Victoria station in Manchester on 11 June.

The court heard that Brown-Wellington was “significantly affected” by alcohol and ecstasy when she got into an argument at a tram stop with Carter, a stranger who had also been drinking.

The judge said he accepted the defendant did not intend to kill or seriously harm Carter, but he noted she had a lengthy criminal record with 65 convictions including for violent offences.

“The reality is that, though what you did was not unprovoked, it was completely unnecessary and it was aggressive,” he said.

The court heard that Brown-Wellington had a personality disorder which resulted in acts of “impulsive violence”. Just before the judge passed sentence, a tearful Brown-Wellington cried from the dock: “It was an accident. I swear it was.”