CJ Oakford died in hospital from his injuries after the road accident

Kamel Kadri, 38, of Wallace Parade, Goring, was sentenced at Chichester Crown Court on Thursday.

Callum John Oakford was hit by Kadri's Renault 5 on the A259 in Ferring, West Sussex.

On Monday, the CPS said the sentence on Kadri, an illegal immigrant, would be cut by at least two months.

False passport

The immigration status of Kadri, who was born in Algeria, meant he was not entitled to drive.

At his trial, Judge Anthony Thorpe told him: "Had you left the country when you should have done, and not stayed on as an illegal immigrant, you would not have been driving that untaxed, uninsured car that had no current MoT on January 1, 2004, and so that young child would still be alive."

Kadri admitted having no tax, MoT, or insurance at the time of the crash, which happened on New Year's Day this year.

He admitted failing to stop after an accident, failing to report an accident, driving without insurance or tax and using a false passport.

Kamel Kadri entered the UK illegally in 2001

Judge Anthony Thorpe sentenced him to eight months for the motoring offences and 16 months for the passport offence, making a total of 24 months.

But on Monday the CPS said Judge Thorpe had only been legally allowed to give Kadri a six-month sentence for the driving offences.

Callum's mother Lynn Oakford, told the Sun newspaper the move to cut Kadri's sentence was "absolute madness".

She said: "It was bad enough he got such a short sentence in the first place and now it's been cut even more. It is apalling."

The announcement means Kadri will spend two months less in prison.

It has also been suggested his sentence may be reduced further as credit for his guilty plea.

Kadri entered the UK illegally in 2001 and had his application for asylum rejected in September 2002.

The Oakford family had called for Kadri to be charged with manslaughter.