A Lancashire man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for unlawful wounding after he pushed a cyclist over then threw his bike at him.
The assault took place in Ryelands Park, Lancaster, earlier this year, reports the Lancashire Evening Post.
The victim, a 47-year-old man, saw Kieron Burke, aged 27, and another man banging on windows and walking on the road, saws the newspaper.
He attempted to ride around the pair, who appeared to have had too much to drink, but Burke struck him with his arm, knocking the cyclist from his bike.
Richard Bennett, prosecuting said Burke then began to punch the victim, who kicked out at him in an attempt to get away.
Once he got free, however, Burke threw his bike at him, with Mr Bennett saying, “fortunately it missed him,” and the victim then called the police.
Burke pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful wounding and passing sentence, Judge Simon Altham said the incident warranted a custodial sentence.
13 thoughts on “Jail for Lancashire man who pushed cyclist off bike then threw it at him”
Then why the hell can’t car
Then why the hell can’t car drivers guilty of the same actions be dealt with similarly. A big plus for the judge here.
To be honest they would still
To be honest they would still be removing his head from up his arse if that had been me X(
What does this have to do
What does this have to do with cycling? The victim happened to be on a bike, but it could’ve happened to anyone.
willvousden wrote:What does
Just answered your own question…..
willvousden wrote:What does
Well, it does help to foster the victim mentality / agenda that Road.cc likes to push in it’s articles. But other than that it’s not really much of a cycling story is it?
LinusLarrabee
Perhaps it’s not cycle sport and it’s as much a general street violence article since these morons would probably have assaulted the victim if he was walking down the road but he was riding a bike so there’s clearly a cycling link. Personally, I don’t see the problem.
portec wrote:LinusLarrabee
Perhaps it’s not cycle sport and it’s as much a general street violence article since these morons would probably have assaulted the victim if he was walking down the road but he was riding a bike so there’s clearly a cycling link. Personally, I don’t see the problem.— willvousden
Indeed. I think it also highlights that being in a car seems to confer some sort of immunity from prosecution. If these thugs had decided to get in their car, drive past the cyclist and “accidentally” swerve across his path then they would likely have got away with a small fine.
willvousden wrote:What does
A bike was thrown, and potentially damaged!
What an imagination you have. They were rat-arsed and would have been done for drunk driving at the very least.
LinusLarrabee
The person was a cyclist and was the victim of an assault, how is that “fostering th victim mentality”?
willvousden wrote:What does
Doesn’t have a lot to do with cycling, really. It could certainly have happened to a pedestrian.
Though a motorist likely wouldn’t have been involved in the first place, as its in the nature of driving that motorists tend to be cut off from the environment they are travelling through (which I’d argue is one small part of the reason why cycling is better for urban areas!).
Also, it would have been more newsworthy if the drunk had thrown a motorist’s car at him.
What does this have to do
What does this have to do with cycling? The victim happened to be on a bike, but it could’ve happened to anyone.
Burke by name, berk by
Burke by name, berk by nature…
We could have some more
We could have some more upbeat tenuous road.cc stories too though?
“Cyclist Wins National Lottery”
“Bike Owner Wins East Hempstead Bye Election”
“Twin Bike Users Separated At Birth Reunited”
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