Amy Sheppard, 29 made a decision that led to the deaths of her two sons Louie and Mason Ellis, aged eight and six - a judge said she will carry the burden for life Sheppard's sons Louie and Mason Ellis, aged eight and six were both killed (stock) (Image: Getty Images)

A nursery worker who caused the deaths of her two young sons in a head-on collision after knowingly driving with a dangerously underinflated tyre has been spared jail. Amy Sheppard was handed a 20-month sentence suspended for two years at Lincoln Crown Court after Judge James House KC said the "ability to exercise mercy" was part of his judicial function .

The court was told that a severely underinflated rear tyre caused 29-year-old Sheppard's Vauxhall Astra to "fishtail" on a bend and veer into the opposite carri

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