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Simon Richardson convicted of murdering cyclist dragged under his car for a mile

Manchester jury finds Richardson guilty of murdering headteacher Michael Mullins after his cousin testified she witnessed the killing from the passenger seat.

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What to know

  • Simon Richardson, 35, was convicted of murder for killing headteacher Michael Mullins, 56, after a collision dragged Mullins under his Volvo XC90 for more than a mile.
  • Prosecution evidence showed Richardson knew Mullins was trapped and alive under the car, drove to a secluded location, and ran over him again while trying to dislodge the body.
  • The case against Richardson hinged on testimony from his own cousin and passenger, Gabrielle Debotte, who had initially been treated as a suspect before confessing and cooperating with police.
  • Richardson had been released from prison less than a month earlier on a non-custodial sentence for stalking and harassment offences, and was also convicted of a separate dangerous driving charge from the day after the killing.

“This was, I know, an upsetting case and there was evidence which you may have found distressing.”

Mrs Justice Brunner KC, Trial judge · The Guardian ↗ · Oct 29

Simon Richardson Convicted murderer, former mechanicMichael Mullins Victim, headteacher of Stretford Grammar SchoolGabrielle Debotte Richardson's cousin and front-seat passengerPhil Barnes KC ProsecutorJaime Hamilton KC Defence barrister for RichardsonMrs Justice Brunner KC Trial judge, Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court

Simon Richardson convicted of murdering cyclist dragged under his car for a mile
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    Mullins family and judge respond to verdict

    The trial judge, Mrs Justice Brunner KC, called the case upsetting and distressing and discharged jurors from service for 10 years; Mullins' family released a statement describing the gap he left in their lives.

    “He was devoted to his family and our lives will never be the same. A gap has been left in our hearts and within his role as a headteacher of Stretford grammar school.”
    — Family of Michael Mullins
    • vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de

      # Sentence handed down to former # mechanic who deliberately ran over a # cyclist in NW # England and got found guilty of # murder - life in # prison with 25 year minimum tariff, plus a (very rare) *lifetime* driving ban. Looking at his previous I'm sceptical if much can be done about rehabilitation - 28 convictions including multiple serious…

      vfrmedia@social.tchncs.deMastodon9d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    • Zygos@mastodon.social

      This is the most horrific cycling murder case I have ever heard Man who ran over cyclist and dragged him under car for a mile convicted of murder Richardson drove 1.3 miles away, in an attempt to dislodge Mullins. Richardson twice tried to pull Mullins out, before returning to the car and driving sharply and deliberately from side to side. Mullins…

      Zygos@mastodon.socialMastodon12d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    • Lazarou@mastodon.social

      Cocaine abuse or life long sociopathy? https://www. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c893z5 y94nxko # RoadRage # SimonRichardson # UKCrime # MichaelMullins # Manchester

      Lazarou@mastodon.socialMastodon9d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Jury convicts Richardson of murder

    After being sent out on Wednesday, jurors returned guilty verdicts on Friday at about 11.45am; family members in the public gallery were in tears, and Richardson was also found guilty of a separate dangerous driving charge.

    “He's under the car.”
    — Simon Richardson, Defendant, per passenger's testimony · source
    1. 3 outlets Motorist who dragged cyclist under car for more than a mile guilty of murder

      first by The Times, 12d ago · also Sky News, Guardian

      2 more headlines
  3. background

    Closing speeches held at Minshull Street Crown Court — After a two-week trial, defence barrister Jaime Hamilton KC told jurors they would likely hold Richardson in contempt, while prosecutor Phil Barnes KC argued Richardson drove away to escape the consequences of what he had done.

  4. background

    Cousin Gabrielle Debotte confesses she was in the car — Debotte, who had initially been treated as a suspect, told her nursery manager she witnessed the collision before going to Stretford police station that night and naming her cousin Simon Richardson as the driver.

  5. background

    Richardson arrested after police pursuit — Richardson was arrested the day after the killing following a police vehicle pursuit; he was later also convicted of dangerous driving for this episode.

  6. background

    Richardson strikes cyclist Mullins and drags him under car — Driving a Volvo XC90 through give-way markings at a junction in Warburton, Greater Manchester, Richardson collided with cyclist Michael Mullins, who became trapped under the car; Richardson drove over a mile to a farm track in Lymm, twice tried to free him, then drove over him again while reversing away.

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