To think this woman should not be put in prison?

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Bizarre and very unfair Link

I felt this was a very sad situation. Yes it was awful she did that with her arm since they were so close to the road and anyone could guess that would be a dangerous thing to do. I feel for the cyclists family but I must admit I would have thought the cyclist would have gotten off their bike when near this woman as there seemed so little room between the woman and the road. I also thought cyclists don't normally cycle on footpaths? I think its a tragedy all round.

What I can’t work out, is what would have happened otherwise; The pedestrian has right of way, and had she been walking along without gesticulating, the cyclist would have presumably hit her or the lamp post. She showed no sign of slowing or stopping.

She should have slowed for this, or been pushing her bike.

The pedestrian wasn’t gesticulating wildly, I could see someone on a phone call or walking with a friend behaving similarly. To me it feels like a tragic accident, largely caused by the cyclist herself trying to seemingly cycle extremely closely between a pedestrian and a road, when she didn’t need to.

Are you kidding?! That disgusting creature pushed the cyclist in front of the car. People who say it's not fair , would you be saying it if it was your relative she'd killed?

Have you seen the full cctv? She crossed over the pavement towards the cyclist, in order to shout and sweat, ‘gesture’ and ‘make contact’. She pushes her, the cyclist falls into the road.

Saying end of discussion doesn't make what you say true. Cyclists, scooters and even cars can use the pavement.

Their presence does not entitle pedestrians to break the law by damaging vehicles or pushing people into oncoming traffic.

even if it wasn't a shared footpath and was entirely for pedestrians you can't push cyclists breaking the law by cycling on the footpath in front of cars

There is a pavement near me that cyclists use rather than cycle on a busy 40mph road. They piss me off when I have to squeeze into the hedge so they can pass and I often give them a head shake and eye roll 🙄. But I have NEVER considered forcing one off the pavement into traffic.

Yes, she deserves prison, not only for causing the ‘accident’ but also for buggering off and getting her shopping while the cyclist lay dying (or dead) and the driver was likely in deep shock.

The victim blaming on this thread is something to behold.

A lot of you need to look at yourselves very carefully indeed.

The pedestrian has right of way, and had she been walking along without gesticulating, the cyclist would have presumably hit her or the lamp post. She showed no sign of slowing or stopping

The cyclist DID slow (and remember she was in her 70s so may have had good reactions, or may not) and the pedestrian deliberately walked into her path. I'd like to think this would stop "path-hogging" but I am not confident.

I said on the other thread I was a bit surprised about the sentence given the pedestrian was disabled (and partially sighted) but we haven't heard the evidence and the judge did.

It was not concluded by the judge that she pushed the cyclist.

I think it’s pretty disgusting that after the death she carried on walking and went to Sainsbury’s to do her shopping

Agreed. It's actually shocking to read some of the comments. Shameful.

She also showed no remorse and was only sorry for herself. That poor lady, that video made me cry.

Wow
Pro capital punishment for cycling on the path.
That’s pretty hardline.

😳 omg I didn't know that. What an evil bitch.

She got what was probably the correct sentence give or take. Anyone suggesting otherwise doesn't understand law, culpability or have general critical thinking skills.

The issue here is she's a cyclist so automatically wrong in some narrow minded eyes.

It says it on the article

I think if she would have stayed with her while she was dying instead of leaving the scene I'd have more sympathy.

If the police, council and courts can’t determine whether or not it was a shared use path, I don’t know why ShakespearsBlister’s opinion is meant to be persuasive.

One thing we can glean from the photo though is that the pathway is actually spacious, to the point where at least 3 larger people should be able to walk along it, side by side, even at the points where there are lampposts.

This was a senseless killing.

Looks like she pushed her on the video.

The car driver was there who ran over her. Maybe she thought the accident had nothing to do with her.

Plus she only got three years. Tbf I’m pretty concerned that she was ‘possessive of the pavement’ too. Sounds like she has issues in general

Which is why it’s manslaughter not murder, because it’s an accident that’s caused a death. If she had waited for emergency services she might not have got anything at all

I totally agree.
She was hostile and aggressive and her direct actions forced the other woman into the path of a car.
Dreadful
The poor lady, the car driver and the family

The judge in his closing remarks said it was a shared cycleway

She absolutely should be on prison.

"She left the scene and went to buy groceries"

If this lady had stopped, tried to help the injured cyclist who was lying dying, then I would have more sympathy.

But after causing the cyclist to swerve into oncoming traffic, she just left her there to die and went off to buy her shopping.

I don't care of you are 20 or 80, leaving the scene is horrendous.