Driver Drags Guy under car for a mile.

[BikeBikeBIke]

I can't make sense of this, drugs? Mental illness?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6e3xg5we9eyo

Richardson then drove off before stopping in a country lane and twice getting out of the vehicle in attempts to pull Mr Mullins free, the jury was told.

He then mounted the grass verge in his Volvo and finally dislodged him before reversing over Mr Mullins, causing "crushing" chest injuries.

Richardson's cousin Gabrielle Debotte, who was a passenger in the front seat of the car, previously told the court that both of them had heard "moaning" shortly after the collision in Paddock Lane and that he had gone on to say: "He is under the car."

[Gareth79]

If there was drugs involved it would have been mentioned by police. If there was mental illness the defence would have used that.

The guy was just a psycho I think (but not in any way which could be diagnosed!).

[shed driver]

This was near where I used to live. It's horrific. Reports of a blood trail smeared along the road showing that he was still alive while being dragged.

I hope the driver never sees the light of day again.

SD.

[butchstewie]

Yeah I just read that.

Just a complete and utter wrongun from the way it reads.

Wouldn't overthink it.

[Robertb]

To make a murder charge stick in this sort of situation must have required a high bar of proof. Great job by The Police and prosecution.

[Randy Winkman]

Robertb said:

To make a murder charge stick in this sort of situation must have required a high bar of proof. Great job by The Police and prosecution.

Yes - well done to them. Anything less would have been a travesty.

[Richard-390a0]

One of the few occasions I could see the death penalty being appropriate. What's the point of keeping this psycho alive?

[Steve vRS]

shed driver said:

This was near where I used to live. It's horrific. Reports of a blood trail smeared along the road showing that he was still alive while being dragged.

I hope the driver never sees the light of day again.

SD.

Snap. I have cycled along that road hundreds of times.

I hope he gets a long stretch as well as those who tired to help him get away with it.

[Dan_1981]

Can't get my head around this.

You have an 'innocent' collision and the response is drive off.... dragging a guy along.

Even if you don't realise he's under there, you then stop... realise he IS and the rection is to try and dislodge him before reversing over him, driving away and then swapping your car for a van in a pub.


Either this bloke is a full on nutter with a proper dodgy background or.... i don't know what

[Swervin_Mervin]

I genuinely wish the scumbag a long, drawn out, very very painful death.

[beagrizzly]

Anyone know if the passenger was prosecuted?

[ralphrj]

Dan_1981 said:

Can't get my head around this.

You have an 'innocent' collision and the response is drive off.... dragging a guy along.

Even if you don't realise he's under there, you then stop... realise he IS and the rection is to try and dislodge him before reversing over him, driving away and then swapping your car for a van in a pub.


Either this bloke is a full on nutter with a proper dodgy background or.... i don't know what

He had only just been released from prison where he was being held on remand for stalking, harassment, threats to damage property and assaulting an emergency worker. He had been given a non-custodial community order for those offences.

I would guess that he was both a full on nutter and has a proper dodgy background.

[ralphrj]

beagrizzly said:

Anyone know if the passenger was prosecuted?

Possibly not as her testimony seems to have been key to the prosecution. She also came to the Police to give the evidence before the Police knew she was in the car which presumably shows that she came forward willingly.

[JQ]

butchstewie said:

Wouldn't overthink it.

When you cycle in the vicinity it's difficult not to. I've been following the case and it's definitely been on my mind when getting on the bike. Scary that we share the roads with these people.

[Jakg]

More detailed account here - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmde86918z3ro

[butchstewie]

JQ said:

When you cycle in the vicinity it's difficult not to. I've been following the case and it's definitely been on my mind when getting on the bike. Scary that we share the roads with these people.

Well I'm not sure it helps but I think this helps explain the sort of person Richardson is.

BBC said:

Less than a month before he struck the head teacher, Richardson was freed from prison.

He had served 47 days on remand awaiting sentence for stalking, harassment, threats to damage property and assaulting an emergency worker, and was freed on 26 March after being sentenced to a non-custodial community order.

[Xenoous]

An absolute worthless . Hope he rots. Absolute drain on society.

[CountyLines]

Nasty way to go. Like that copper a few years back.

[zarjaz1991]

What an utterly callous piece of st.

I have no words.

I had not heard of this case before today. I rather wish I hadn't.

I cannot begin to comprehend how anyone can behave like that.

In the absence of any attempt by his defence to play any kind of mental health or illness cards, I can only conclude that he is indeed a complete piece of st.

[TheHeadhunter]

JQ said:

butchstewie said:

Wouldn't overthink it.

When you cycle in the vicinity it's difficult not to. I've been following the case and it's definitely been on my mind when getting on the bike. Scary that we share the roads with these people.

One look on any cycling thread on social media, and even on here, shows the fked-up mentality of some drivers against cyclists.