Scorned cyclist runs over ex-girlfriend and assaults her new lover days after she broke up with him
A spurned lover who intentionally ran over his ex-girlfriend and her new love interest with his mountain bike before assaulting them and leaving her with permanent brain injuries has sent to jail for 11 years on October 24.
37-year-old Paul Gallon rode his bike into 32-year-old Holly Blake and 43-year-old William Nicholson when they were walking down the street together in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside. The Newcastle Crown Court heard how the cyclist knocked the couple to the ground with his bike before jumping off and repeatedly punching and stamping Nicholson. Blake ended up suffering from a permanent brain injury after she was knocked unconscious and had bleeding in her brain.
The Daily Mail reported that Nicholson suffered from a fractured cheekbone and has been left with the left side of his face being numb. Prosecutor Kevin Wardlaw told the court that Blake was in a six-month relationship with Gallon which came to an end five weeks before the assault took place.