Driver who killed teenager in alleged hit and run told police he thought he hit furniture, court hears
Derek Richards, 38, is on trial for causing the death of Rhys Dobson, 19, by careless driving following a collision in Blaenavon
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Rhys Dobson with his dad and mum
A driver who killed a teenager in an alleged hit and run told police he thought he had run over a wardrobe which had been flytipped, a court has heard.
Derek Richards is accused of causing death by careless driving after Rhys Dobson, 19, was killed in a collision in Blaenavon on April 14, 2019. The 38-year-old denies the charge and is on trial at Cardiff Crown Court.
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Ruth Dodsworth
ITV weather presenter Ruth Dodsworth has said she “wouldn’t be here now in any shape or form” had her children not warned her against returning home to her abusive ex-husband.
The mother-of-two said her worried children said “don’t come home, he’s going to kill you” after they witnessed their father Jonathan Wignall drinking heavily and harassing their mother with calls and texts.
Wignall, 54, was jailed for three years and given a restraining order last week following a nine-year campaign of controlling behaviour, harassment and stalking the ITV Wales presenter during their marriage.
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ITV Cymru Wales Weather Presenter Ruth Dodsworth has said she “wouldn’t be alive” if she didn’t ask for help in a bid to help other victims of domestic abuse.
Speaking on ITV’s This Morning, she said, “People ask ‘Why didn’t you ask for help?’ Even my own family are wondering why I didn’t talk to them. As hard as it is - ask - just ask for help. I look back now and wish I had done it sooner.”
Jonathan Wignall was jailed for one count of coercive and controlling behaviour and was sentenced to three years at Cardiff Crown Court.