The mother of a singer-songwriter killed in a car crash has spoken out about the lenient' sentence of a £200 fine given to the driver of the car.

Natasha Anastasiades, 22, was in the passenger seat of her own car which was being driven by her friend, Panos Savvides.

Savvides, who only had a provisional licence and was not driving with L-plates, lost control of the vehicle in Buckingham Avenue, Whetstone, crashing into a tree on Natasha's side of the vehicle on March 6.

The singer, a former pupil at Sylvia Young Theatre School, died on impact.

She had just completed the final song on her first album earlier in the day.

Savvides, 19, of Northum-berland Road, Barnet, pleaded guilty at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court to driving without due care and attention. On Monday, the court ordered Savvides to pay £200 damages, £100 in costs and banned him from driving for six months.

Natasha's mother Klida, of Arcadian Gardens, Wood Green, said after the hearing: "I know that nothing will bring my baby back, but what I'm angry about is that people driving carelessly can take away someone's life.

"Is that how much my daughter is worth? She was my only child. He should have got much more than that."

Savvides's defence said Ms Anastasiades had taken hold of the steering wheel before the crash, something the police were unable to contest.

He admitted driving over 30mph on the narrow road, which had vehicles parked on both sides.

It had been thought Ms Anastasiades had been drinking, which was why Savvides was driving, but this was disproved by a toxicology report. Sylvia Young, principal of the Sylvia Young Theatre School, paid tribute to the former pupil.

"She was a very sweet, talented, lovely person with a beautiful singing voice, and it's an absolute loss to the profession and a devastating loss to her parents."

Mrs Anastasiades, 51, plans to release her daughter's album early next year to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital and the kidney unit at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead.

A host of stars feature on the album, including Billie Piper who was in her class at theatre school Antony Costa from Blue, Matt Jays from Busted and Jordan and Peter Andre.

"We are trying to follow her dreams and release it for her," Mrs Anastasiades said.

"My daughter was a very, very caring person."

The Savvides family refused to comment.