For the latest Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here A former delivery driver has narrowly escaped jail following a series of escalating 'tit-for-tat' incidents — which ended as he attempted to grab a man from his moving car outside a Tesco Express.
The dispute between Gareth Lee Smith, 41, and a Mr Diver started several years ago when an argument between the pair resulted in Mr Diver allegedly throwing a plant pot through Smith’s window.
Then, after a series of ‘tit-for-tat incidents’, Smith threatened to kill Diver, kicked him to the ground, and mounted the pavement in an attempt to grab him, he admitted in court today.
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