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 Tue 5 Nov 13 08:28 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - Zero

A woman was handed a 10-month jail sentence after boozing it, jumping behind the wheel and running over a person's head in the pub car park.
Ratcliff decided to return to the scene to drive over the victim's legs before speeding off again.

recombu.com/cars/articles/news/pub-dispute-leads-to-woman-running-over-18-year-old-s-head


The unnamed victim is said to now suffer from headaches since the incident, spends less time socialising in pubs and is fearful of cars.

I can understand where he is coming from, but its good to see it didn't put him off pubs completely.
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 Tue 5 Nov 13 10:16 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - VxFan
>> Running over a person's head in the pub car park.
>> The unnamed victim

Jack?
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 Tue 5 Nov 13 10:26 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - neiltoo
10 months???
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 Tue 5 Nov 13 10:58 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - BiggerBadderDave
Superbly parked tables. Clearly no Polish bar staff there.
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 Tue 5 Nov 13 11:02 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - Focusless
>> 10 months???

cf. She pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm, dangerous driving, attempting to pervert the course of justice and driving with excess alcohol.
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 Tue 5 Nov 13 16:26 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - Armel Coussine
Can't have done her car's suspension much good either.
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 Tue 5 Nov 13 18:25 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - Alastairw
I have personally driven over someones leg. Hardly felt it in the car tbh, and no lasting harm came to my victim. In discussion with the ambulance staff ( I called them) he admitted to having consumed nearly a full bottle of Vodka and insisted on being allowed to make his own way home.
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 Tue 5 Nov 13 18:58 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - mikeyb
Is it me, or does that appear to be an incredibly lenient sentence?
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 Tue 5 Nov 13 19:10 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - Lygonos
Lenient charges I'd suggest - ABH rather than GBH or even attempted murder?

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 Tue 5 Nov 13 19:12 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - Bromptonaut
>> Is it me, or does that appear to be an incredibly lenient sentence?

It does but I suspect the press report is too short to capture the full detail.
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 Tue 5 Nov 13 19:17 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - Manatee
>> Is it me, or does that appear to be an incredibly lenient sentence?


It seems that way to me.

Triangulating from 5 years for causing death by dangerous - without intent - deliberately running someone over who could well have been killed seems at least on a par.

As another benchmark, compare using a knife to wound someone with using a car as a weapon to do the same thing. Looking at this, 4 years might have been nearer the mark, subject to factors I have overlookedor possibly unreported.

www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/wounding_or_inflicting_grievous_bodily_harm_with_intent/
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 Tue 5 Nov 13 19:20 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - Lygonos
But she wasn't convicted of GBH.

The greatest offence was perverting the course of justice, which I believe carries a higher sentence than dangerous driving (DD max is 2 yrs iirc)

Looking at the guidelines it seems PTCOJ is also a 2yr max. (although Archer got 4 yrs, upheld on appeal)
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 Tue 5 Nov 13 19:45 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - Manatee
As you say, the charge might have been inappropriate. Certainly looks that way from here.
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 Tue 5 Nov 13 20:43 
 Woman drives over man's head after pub dispute - Robin O'Reliant
I wonder what the sentence would have been if it was the man who'd driven over the woman?
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