Van driver Stephen Bates ran over cyclist in Chedgrave twice
Stephen Bates - Credit: Norfolk Constabulary A 40-year-old repeatedly ran over a cyclist with his van before threatening to stab him, a court has heard. Stephen Bates had been having a chat and a laugh with the victim before suggesting they go to the King’s Head pub in Loddon. Norwich Crown Court heard Bates got in his transit van while the victim got on his electric bike to go to the pub. Simon Sandford, prosecuting, said the victim was cycling down the road in Chedgrave and thought Bates was “going to overtake but ran over him”. The court heard the van went over the victim’s legs ...
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