I’ve seen a suggestion on social media that one of the accused confessed to his fiancée who (good on her) went straight to the police. This may have been the catalyst in December 2021 that led to the discovery of Mr Parson’s body.
This part 👇 of the
report of the trial must have been horrific for the victim’s family. It shows that Mr Parsons wasn’t killed immediately in the collision but remained badly injured until the two accused dragged him and his bike into another vehicle before abandoning him to die in some remote spot where he’d never be found in time.
There’s a level of callousness here that I hope is punished severely at sentencing.
Knowing Mr Parsons was then badly hurt, he failed to get any medical help for the victim in what was described as “reckless disregard for the consequences” of his actions.
The cyclist was said to have been abandoned at the side of the road in the dark and remote area in “inclement weather”.