Road rage driver dragged woman out of car by her hair in front of terrified child
Kimberley Rattray overtook the victim before braking sharply on the B4361 near Bargates in Leominister.
She proceeded to approach the other vehicle and tried to pull the driver out of it before slamming the door on her multiple times.
The violence then spread to the passenger who tried to come to the driver's aid on August 6 last year.
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Rattray, 35, of West View in Almeley, Hereford, was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH), common assault, and driving without due care and attention at Hereford Magistrates Court on Thursday, August 14.
She was given an 18-month suspended sentence and ordered to pay compensation totalling £400 to the victims as well as costs of £330 and a victim surcharge of £40.
Rattray was given four penalty points on her driving licence and made subject to restraining orders.
PC Kieran Duggin, who investigated the case, said: 'This was an unprovoked unjustifiable attack, carried out in front of the victim's young child.
'Such behaviour on our roads is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
'West Mercia Police take road rage incidents extremely seriously, and we will use every power available to bring offenders to justice."
A spokesperson for the force added: "A road rage driver who cut up another motorist then violently assaulted them in the Leominster area in August 2024 was sentenced at court yesterday (Thursday 14 August).
"Kimberley Rattray, 35, of West View, Almeley, Hereford, was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH), common assault, and driving without due care and attention at Hereford Magistrates Court.
"Rattray was given an 18-month suspended sentence, was ordered to pay compensation totalling £400 to the victims, costs of £330, a victim surcharge of £40, given four penalty points on her driving licence, and made subject to restraining orders.
"The sentencing follows a violent road rage incident in Leominster on Tuesday 6 August 2024, which left two people injured.
"Rattray dangerously overtook another vehicle on the B4361 near Bargates and proceeded to cut in front of them, braking sharply.
"She then approached the victim's car, grabbed the driver by the hair attempting to drag her out, before slamming the car door into her multiple times. When the passenger attempted to intervene, they were also assaulted."
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