Woman drove at motorcyclist then reversed car back over his leg

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Woman drove at motorcyclist then reversed car back over his leg
Amy Palfrey shouted at her victim: 'You think it's funny? Now look at you, this is what you get'
Amy Palfrey, 21, deliberately drove into a motorcyclist before reversing over his leg and causing him a compound fracture.
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A woman deliberately drove into a man on a motorbike and left him with an injury which saw his bone pierce through his ankle. After she initially hit the motorcyclist, she reversed back over his leg and caused severe pain.
Amy Palfrey, 21, got out of her car following the collision and told her victim Ethan Loveridge "You think it's funny? Now look at you, this is what you get". There had been "blood blood" between the defendant and Mr Loveridge, which came to a head when her white Vauxhall Corsa knocked him off his motorbike.
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A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Monday heard there had been "acrimony" between Palfrey and the victim and the two had argued on the morning of June 2 last year in Llanbradach, Caerphilly. For the latest court reports sign up to our crime newsletter.
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CCTV shown to the court showed Mr Loveridge riding on his motorbike alongside a friend on Wingfield Crescent, when Palfrey came round the bend and struck him, knocking him off his bike.
After initially running over Mr Loveridge, Palfrey reversed her vehicle over him a second time before getting out of her vehicle and remonstrating with him and concerned witnesses who came to his assistance.
She could be heard shouting towards the victim, saying: "You think it's funny? Now look at you, this is what you get".
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Mr Loveridge suffered an open compound fracture to his ankle, a shattered shin and kneecap and tendon damage in his left leg.
'Beyond imagination'
He underwent a number of operations on his leg but discharged himself against doctors' advice.
Palfrey, of Holly Road, Risca, later pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving. The court heard she has a previous conviction for drug driving.
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In a victim personal statement read to the court by prosecutor Thomas Stanway, Mr Loveridge said: "I have developed severe anxiety and my mental health has declined. I am scared of going out in the community on my own and won't walk the streets of the village without someone else, which has left me very distressed.
"I have flashbacks of the incident and I have lost my appetite. I cannot function or eat properly and I'm taking antidepressants to get me through my daily life. I used to be an outgoing person and enjoyed motocross, mountain biking, swimming and camping. Now I spend a lot of time indoors playing on my computer as I struggle to walk around. I still don't know if my leg will need to be amputated in the future and this scares me."
In mitigation, Josh Scouller said his client is now pregnant and is expected to give birth in November. He said the defendant had a difficult upbringing and difficulties in her home life. The barrister added: "She accepts her behaviour was unlawful, childish and unpleasant."
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Sentencing, Judge Lucy Crowther said: "How could you do that to another human being is beyond imagination."
Palfrey was sentenced to nine months imprisonment, but was told by Judge Crowther she would be released before her expected due date.
The defendant was also disqualified from driving for two years and four-and-a-half months.
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