Motorist convicted of murder after dragging cyclist under car for mile
A Manchester jury found Simon Richardson guilty of murder after he drove a Volvo XC90 into headteacher Michael Mullins and kept the vehicle moving for more…
A Manchester jury found Simon Richardson guilty of murder after he drove a Volvo XC90 into headteacher Michael Mullins and kept the vehicle moving for more than a mile. The Guardian reported that Richardson knew Mullins was under his 4×4 as he kept driving. Mullins, 56, was travelling home from Stretford grammar school in the early evening of 20 April when the collision occurred. The court heard the victim was dragged under the car for a considerable distance before the driver stopped. The conviction marks a rare murder verdict in a road‑traffic case.
Why it matters
The verdict demonstrates that drivers can face murder charges when they knowingly continue to drive over a victim.
Key details
- Location
- United Kingdom · Europe
- Reported by
- The Guardian
- First reported
- Key names
- Simon Richardson, Manchester, Michael Mullins, Headteacher Michael Mullins
- Section
- World
- Figure cited
- Headteacher Michael Mullins, 56, was travelling home from Stretford grammar school in Manchester in the early evening of 20 April this year when he was struck by a Volvo XC90 driven by Simon Richardson. (The Guardian)
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