Pedestrian Auriol Grey jailed over Huntingdon cyclist death

A "territorial" pedestrian whose actions killed a 77-year-old cyclist erstwhile she was angered by her being connected the pavement has been jailed.

Auriol Grey, 49, shouted an expletive and gestured successful an "aggressive way" towards Celia Ward, who fell into the way of a car successful Huntingdon successful 2020.

Peterborough Crown Court heard Grey "resented" the beingness of the cyclist.

Grey, of Bradbury Place, Huntingdon, was jailed for 3 years aft being convicted of manslaughter.

A proceedings heard the 2 women passed each different successful other directions connected the pavement of the Cambridgeshire town's ringing road, during the day of 20 October.

The incidental was captured connected CCTV which included sound, and Grey could beryllium heard shouting astatine Mrs Ward to "get disconnected the [expletive] pavement".

Prosecutors said the suspect was "angered by the beingness of a cyclist connected a footpath" and gestured towards Mrs Ward, who fell into the way of a car.

Jurors heard the conveyance had "no accidental to halt oregon instrumentality avoiding action" and Mrs Ward was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Grey near anterior to exigency services arriving and went to Sainsbury's wherever she bought groceries.

Sentencing Grey, Judge Sean Enright said she was "territorial astir the pavement" and "resented" the cyclist being there.

The proceedings heard Grey has cerebral palsy and was partially sighted, but the justice said: "These actions are not explained by disability."

He said that she had fixed a "dishonest relationship successful interview" and determination was "not a connection astir remorse until today".

Judge Enright added that "consideration of different roadworthy users is the acquisition of this tragic case".

He said the unfortunate interaction statements had made for "painful reading", with Mrs Ward's hubby of 53 years, David, stating "rarely a time goes by without reasoning of her".

Their daughter, Gillian Hayter, described her mother's decease arsenic "needless and senseless", and paid tribute to the constabulary officers who were "a recognition to the azygous they wear".

The operator of the car which deed Mrs Ward said determination was "always a portion of maine that feels guilty" and that her full beingness had "turned upside down" pursuing the incident.

Miranda Moore KC, who said successful mitigation for Grey that "she does not airs a hazard oregon information to the public", stated she would beryllium making an entreaty against the sentence.

The proceedings was told constabulary could not "categorically" authorities whether the pavement was a shared cycleway.

Cambridgeshire County Council subsequently reiterated that and said they would reappraisal the location, but successful his sentencing remarks Judge Enright said it was a shared cycleway.

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