A callous driver who mowed down a ‘uniquely talented’ headteacher as he cycled home from school then dragged him to his death beneath a two-ton SUV has been convicted of his murder.
Simon Richardson, 35, who had just been released from prison, was described by witnesses as ‘tanking it’ as he sped through a junction in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, on April 20 in a Volvo XC90.
However, it ploughed into Michael Mullins, 56, who was riding home from Stretford Grammar School where he had been a ‘brilliant’ and ‘transformative’ leader for 17 years, trapping him beneath the wheels.
Instead of stopping, Richardson pressed on
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