Woman, 23, murdered her fiance outside their home after 'losing her temper'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA philosophy student who “lost her temper” and ran over her fiance has been found guilty of his murder. Alice Wood, 23, used her Ford Fiesta as a weapon when she hit partner Ryan Watson, 24, near the home they shared in Rode Heath, Cheshire, on May 6 of last year.
Wood, a student at the University of Manchester, denied murder and an alternative count of manslaughter as she claimed her boyfriend’s death was a “tragic accident”.
She told her trial at Chester Crown Court she did not realise he was trapped underneath her car when she drove 158 metres up Sandbach Road before stopping. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a go. But a jury today (Tuesday) convicted Wood, of Draycott Cross Road, Cheadle, Staffordshire, of murder following the three-week trial.
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