In reply to Fenlander it probably was me. Not just in court reports but in anything generating public controversy the best place to start is with a source document.
I've looked for a copy of Judge Enright's sentencing remarks but cannot find anything on either the Judiciary Website or that of National Archives.
I think there is an intention publish more and eventually all sentencing remarks. At the moment though it's mostly limited to murder and a few other high profile cases such as those involving people in the public eye, eg Rolf Harris.
Unfortunately what gets reported by the media, even those segments without an axe to grind, in court cases is very much like an iceberg; most of it remains hidden. We'll here opening remarks reported, a few bits of evidence where they're either key or 'juicy' and eventually closing speeches, verdict and sentence.
Even in a high profile murder trial, like that of Lucy Letby, there are days and weeks without anything appearing in the papers or TV/radio.
So far as I can see there was little in the media, even locally, about the current case until verdict and sentence. Some reports have stated this was a retrial presumably after, for whatever reason, a previous version failed to reach a conclusion.
My own view is summarised by a post over on Cyclechat:
A person lost their life due to the stupid aggressive actions of another. The pedantry of whether it was a shared path or not, is meaningless.
Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Sat 4 Mar 23 at 12:46
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