A tragic case or a deserved sentence?

[Corco65]

Do you think a prison sentence was justified after what happened to this cyclist?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-64824436

 

[newyddion]

There was no need for her reaction and whilst the sentence may seem over the top.. so is losing your life after riding a bike on a shared cycle path.

3 years to think about not being a complete pillock to people.

 

[ForssAwakens]

Intimidation of someone who is vulnerable should be unacceptable and rightly so she was charged with manslaughter. If she refrained herself in that moment, the elderly lady would not have died in that moment

 

[xxlshirts_fit_all]

The judgment and sentence seem very harsh but the lack of remorse from her suggests it’s not really a shame she got sent down…

quite a sad turn of events really

 

[clay]

She caused someone's death then just wandered off to Sainsbury's. Never showed any remorse until sentencing.

 

[Redka]

Absolutely not - I’m surprised this has even gone to court. Yes it’s unfortunate and a very sad case but given the lady in the bike moves to the road after they pass I’m not even sure why the other lady is at fault. A bad attitude and lack of remorse are not crimes.
I fully expect her to win her appeal.

 

[Redka]

Intimidation of someone who is vulnerable should be unacceptable and rightly so she was charged with manslaughter. If she refrained herself in that moment, the elderly lady would not have died in that moment

Did she know she was vulnerable?

 

[Redka]

There was no need for her reaction and whilst the sentence may seem over the top.. so is losing your life after riding a bike on a shared cycle path.

3 years to think about not being a complete pillock to people.

I think it states it’s unconfirmed whether it’s a shared cycle path.

 

[Laughing]

I can't tell from the video whether she touched the cyclist. She must have done, surely?

 

[Ingleby_Flash]

She came across as a complete cünt, but in itself that doesn’t mean a prison sentence. However her actions caused someone’s death and she showed no remorse, so for me a fair sentence.

 

[Redka]

I can't tell from the video whether she touched the cyclist. She must have done, surely?

I think that would have been mentioned if she did - assuming for a minute she didn’t touch her - what’s your view?

 

[ForssAwakens]

Did she know she was vulnerable?

I suppose I didn’t need to write the vulnerability part

 

[ForssAwakens]

I think it states it’s unconfirmed whether it’s a shared cycle path.

The judge said it was

 

[Ingleby_Flash]

I can't tell from the video whether she touched the cyclist. She must have done, surely?

You can’t, but you can see she made a move, which triggered the swerve which ended up in the lady losing her life. When I was on jury duty for a manslaughter the judge in his summing up said ‘if any of the accused‘s actions or inactions caused this death then you MUST find him guilty’. So guilty then, sentence in my view, fair.

 

[Ironops]

She has cerebral palsy, is partially sighted and it’s not clear it was a shared cycle path/pavement

It’s not particularly wide and her conditions could well mean she needs extra space given she can’t move or see well so I’m surprised she was convicted of manslaughter

 

[Ingleby_Flash]

I think it states it’s unconfirmed whether it’s a shared cycle path.

if it wasn’t is it therefore ok to cause someone’s death.

 

[Laughing]

I think that would have been mentioned if she did - assuming for a minute she didn’t touch her - what’s your view?

If she didn't touch the lady on the bike then it was the cyclist responsability to start on the cycle path.

As has been said she doesn't seem like a very nice woman but the sentence seems ridiculous to me and she will be released on appeal I would think.

 

[Redka]

if it wasn’t is it therefore ok to cause someone’s death.

A partially sighted woman riding somewhere she shouldn’t be would possibly be at fault - it’s not ok but I don’t think it’s a crime which is the crux of the debate.

 

[TeaCider]

Pedestrian Auriol Grey jailed over Huntingdon cyclist death

Auriol Grey gestured and swore at Celia Ward, who fell into the path of a car and died.

www.bbc.co.uk

The video of the actual incident (bar the car collision itself) is in that link.
There's nothing graphic in the clip.

I really don't know on this one, that's a very narrow path and I wouldn't have thought it was also a cycle lane from looking at it.

The woman jailed is clearly a horrible person, so I'm not sad for her, and I feel so sorry for that old woman, but it does look more like an unfortunate accident than anything to me.

Any decent person would clearly have just made room though, whatever the nature of the path.
She's clearly not a decent person given she's unapologetic about accidentally killing somebody and went shopping straight after it happened.

 

[Laughing]

A partially sighted woman riding somewhere she shouldn’t be would possibly be at fault - it’s not ok but I don’t think it’s a crime which is the crux of the debate.

She probably shouldn't be riding a bike at all, I would have thought.