WITH regard to the recent news of celebrity ex-world champion boxer Prince Naseem Hamed, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison for driving offences.

I think this will send a message, both to highly-paid celebrities and everyone else, that no-one is above the law.

And Prince Naseem Hamed should consider himself very fortunate over the leniency of his sentence, in light of the severity of his offence.

Terry Smith,

Fourth Avenue,

Heworth, York.

Updated: 10:54 Tuesday, May 16, 2006