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Woman admits killing disabled mobility scooter user in Tesco car park
Kimberley Ann Hawkins has pleaded guilty at Bristol Crown Court to the manslaughter of mobility scooter user Neil Shadwick in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in January last year.
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Prue Leith loves to go on pub crawls in the Cotswolds on a Harley-Davidson
Prue Leith has revealed she and her husband John Playfair love nothing more than driving their Harley-Davidson from pub to pub in the Cotswolds
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Haunting final CCTV shows OAP buying milk from Tesco minutes before being killed
Minutes before his death, Thomas O'Halloran, 87, was captured on CCTV purchasing food and drink in Tesco - before crossing paths with his killer in a nearby passageway
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Ex-convict who killed OAP, 87, on mobility scooter days after release sentenced
Lee Byer stabbed 87-year-old Thomas O'Halloran in the neck and chest, and denied murder at the Old Bailey last month - but has now been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order
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Killer released from jail days before stabbing OAP on mobility scooter to death
Just five days before killing much-loved OAP Thomas O'Halloran, Lee Byer had been released from jail after serving a 12-year sentence for leading a robbery gang
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Desperate 999 call about mobility scooter stabbing victim as he bled to death
Thomas O'Halloran, 87, died after being stabbed in the neck and chest by Lee Byer, 45, in August 2022. A passersby who spotted the injured victim called 999 for help
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Couple fear for their lives as 4x4 left dangling over their garden after crash
The Mitsubishi is perched with its rear wheels mid-air, held back only by a tree stump, behind Martin Herbert's house in Miskin, Mountain Ash, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales
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Victoria Beckham unveils her £300 mobility scooter after breaking her foot
Victoria Beckham broke her foot on Valentine's Day at the gym, but now she's got a mobility scooter to whiz around in, which she proudly showed off on Instagram
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Family sorted entire wedding in six days after mum given months to live
Sophie Watkins, 27, was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer in April 2023 - after three years in remission from the disease. Doctors gave her a prognosis of six months
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Emergency services swarm after woman, 70, on mobility scooter falls into lake
A woman, 70, had to be rescued from Hollingworth Lake in Littleborough, Greater Manchester, when she fell in while out riding her mobility scooter earlier today
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Nan on mobility scooter killed after being hit by HGV at pedestrian crossing
Brenda Rostron, 63, died after being struck by an HGV while using a pedestrian crossing on her mobility scooter on Thursday - with her heartbroken family paying tribute
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Mobility scooter rider dies after being struck by HGV on pedestrian crossing
A 63-year-old woman has died after being hit by an HGV as she rode a mobility scooter on a pedestrian crossing in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, on Thursday afternoon
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Man dies after falling asleep in mobility scooter and plunging off promenade
A coroner has now written to East Suffolk Council after John Gray's accident in Felixstowe, Suffolk, with his concerns that there could be similar tragedies in future
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Furious OAP who rammed passerby for 'taking the last pasty' refuses to apologise
Footage of the incident want viral as a customer was knocked down by a pensioner driving a mobility scooter. But the OAP has refused to apologise for his behaviour outside the pastry shop
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Moment irate OAP uses mobility scooter to mow down man who bought the last pasty
A witness to the shocking incident in Bideford, Devon says an argument broke out after a local bakery ran out of pasties, with a mobility scooter being wielded as a weapon
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Stalker jailed after he crept into 'frightened' neighbour's bedroom as she slept
A judge has sentenced Philip Robinson, 40, to a jail term of two years and three months after he pleaded guilty to stalking with harm and distress at a previous hearing
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Woman knocked off mobility scooter by huge wave amid brutal gales across UK
Weather forecasters said winds will be strong all week, particularly during Storm Ciarán, and early gusts this week have already caused trouble in and around Swansea, south Wales
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Fire drama as P&O cruise passengers evacuated after mobility scooter explodes
The P&O cruise ship Iona - which went on to join the Verity cargo search - was about to set sail when a passenger's mobility scooter battery caused a fire in the central hub area, leading to an evacuation
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Bride spotted terrifying sign of deadly disease on day three of her honeymoon
Emma Barker was on honeymoon in Thailand when she discovered the sign, but kept the news a secret from her new husband before waiting weeks to see a GP
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Gran who put shed in parking bay to protect mobility scooter told to remove it
Dorothy Slater, who suffers from arthritis, says she has been ordered to remove a shed from her parking space after a planning row - but she said it protects her mobility scooter
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Half of doctors who caught Covid are STILL suffering ill health, survey suggests
Half of those quizzed said they still have symptoms after catching Covid on the front line at the start of the pandemic - and one in five has had to stop work or cut back their hours
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Meet the cash-strapped Brits who face choosing between heating and BREATHING
Sulaiman has so far had just £150 help from the Government – despite charities estimating disabled people are paying £12,000 a year in extra costs
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Couple's housing hell after finding mould on toothbrush and clothes
Karen Pringle says she is "sick and tired" of living in her damp and mouldy home in Ryton, after being forced to paint the bathroom 19 times in six years, urging Gateshead Council to help her
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Mum nearly loses eye after crashing £180 e-scooter she bought to ride to shops
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES - Limara Greenwood from Bridgwater, Somerset, bought a second-hand e-scooter to get to the shops as she feared she would be judged if using a mobility scooter, but she has regretted it
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Globe trotter with Parkinson's ticking off bucket list on mobility scooter
John Hinton, from North Ferriby, East Yorkshire, has travelled to Chile and the Atacama Desert, Easter Island, South Africa, Russia, Iceland, India and Canada since being diagnosed with Parkinson's
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