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‘Jealous’ student guilty of murdering fiance with car after party
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/...56434.html
INTRO: A philosophy student who “lost her temper” and ran over her fiance has been found guilty of his murder.
Alice Wood, 23, used her Ford Fiesta as a weapon when she hit partner Ryan Watson, 24, near the home they shared in Rode Heath, Cheshire, at about 11.30pm on May 6 last year.
Wood denied murder and an alternative count of manslaughter as she claimed her boyfriend’s death was a “tragic accident”. She told her trial at Chester Crown Court she did not realise he was trapped underneath her car when she drove 158 metres up Sandbach Road before stopping.
Wood showed no emotion as the jury returned its unanimous verdict after less than eight hours of deliberation. Judge Michael Leeming further remanded her in custody and told her she “may never be released”.
He said: “You have been convicted of the murder of Ryan Watson. There is only one sentence that the law allows and that is life imprisonment. I am required to consider the minimum term you must serve in custody before the Parole Board deems it safe for you to be released. You may never be released. It is a matter entirely for the Parole Board.”
[...] During his opening, prosecutor Mr Ford said “she lost her temper” and “used the car as a weapon”.
Wood told the court she had intended to “scare” Mr Watson because he had threatened her mother, but planned to stop short of him, and was “shocked” when she saw him on the bonnet of the car.
The CCTV showed the car reverse and then move forward, hitting Mr Watson a second time and knocking him underneath the car before driving away.... (MORE - details)
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https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/...56434.html
INTRO: A philosophy student who “lost her temper” and ran over her fiance has been found guilty of his murder.
Alice Wood, 23, used her Ford Fiesta as a weapon when she hit partner Ryan Watson, 24, near the home they shared in Rode Heath, Cheshire, at about 11.30pm on May 6 last year.
Wood denied murder and an alternative count of manslaughter as she claimed her boyfriend’s death was a “tragic accident”. She told her trial at Chester Crown Court she did not realise he was trapped underneath her car when she drove 158 metres up Sandbach Road before stopping.
Wood showed no emotion as the jury returned its unanimous verdict after less than eight hours of deliberation. Judge Michael Leeming further remanded her in custody and told her she “may never be released”.
He said: “You have been convicted of the murder of Ryan Watson. There is only one sentence that the law allows and that is life imprisonment. I am required to consider the minimum term you must serve in custody before the Parole Board deems it safe for you to be released. You may never be released. It is a matter entirely for the Parole Board.”
[...] During his opening, prosecutor Mr Ford said “she lost her temper” and “used the car as a weapon”.
Wood told the court she had intended to “scare” Mr Watson because he had threatened her mother, but planned to stop short of him, and was “shocked” when she saw him on the bonnet of the car.
The CCTV showed the car reverse and then move forward, hitting Mr Watson a second time and knocking him underneath the car before driving away.... (MORE - details)
Philosophy student found guilty of murdering fiance ... https://youtu.be/ygaMXCOcHOk