Driver who dragged a headteacher to his death was on BAIL and had dodged jail for attacking an emergency worker
Dashcam footage of Simon Richardson's van at Wrigley Head, as his cousin Gabrielle Debotte — his front-seat passenger — was heard shouting 'bike' three times because he 'wasn't stopping'.Simon Richardson, in a custody photograph, had heard victim Michael Mullins "moaning for many minutes" before driving at speed for four-and-a-half minutes knowing he was conscious beneath the van.CCTV footage of a dark green Volvo XC90 driven by Simon Richardson, who had 28 previous convictions including drink driving and driving whilst disqualified before he murdered Michael Mullins on 20 April.Michael Mullins, headteacher of Stretford Grammar School, whose wife Sarah said her 'past, present, and future have been brutally and callously torn apart' by his murder.
Simon Richardson, 35, of no fixed address, was on bail for assaulting an emergency worker when he killed Michael Mullins, 56, on 20 April in Warburton, Greater Manchester. He had been released from prison on remand just months earlier and received only a community order for the emergency worker attack, yet was still awaiting trial for affray, actual bodily harm and cocaine possession when he struck the headteacher's bike.
Richardson had 28 previous convictions, including drink-driving and driving while disqualified, with Judge Mrs Justice Brunner calling his record 'appalling'.
Mullins's widow Sarah told the court: 'My past, present, and future have been brutally and callously torn apart,' as the family branded Richardson a 'true coward'.
Richardson drove on at up to 60mph for more than a mile before reversing over Mullins to dislodge him, causing 'crushing' chest injuries.
