Landscape gardener Ryan Moors, from Poole, Dorset, flew into a rage and punched Claudia Collins in the face, fracturing her nose. Pictured: Miss Collins.
A SECOND person has been arrested after two cars crashed into pedestrians and fled the scene leaving two people seriously injured. At around 7.05pm on Monday, May 10, a black Volkswagen Passat and a black BMW 116D hit two pedestrians in Manor Road and failed to stop at the scene. Officers attended, along with the ambulance service and two people – a man and a woman both aged in their 20s – were taken to Poole Hospital with serious injuries. The man has since been discharged from hospital and the injured woman remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition. A black Volkswagen Passat was located by officers at an address in Bournemouth on the evening of Monday, May 10, and a local woman, aged in her 20s, was arrested on suspicion of driving offences. She has been released under investigation.
A police investigation has been launched following the hit-and-run crash in Manor Road, Bournemouth last night. Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward following the incident in Manor Road at 7.05pm. The two cars involved – a black Volkswagen Passat and a black BMW 116D – both failed to stop at the scene. Officers attended, along with the ambulance service and two people – a man and a woman both aged in their 20s – were taken to Poole Hospital with serious injuries. Road closures were put in place as the emergency services responded to the incident and to allow for officers carry out enquiries as well as an examination of the scene. The closures were lifted at around 10pm.
A FORMER accountant and craft extraordinaire set up a knitting club at the beginning of the pandemic and has supported local animal charities with her creations. Jean Willson, 79, of Stevenson Lodge, Poole Road, Westbourne, founded the knitting club with the aim of providing warm, hand-knitted blankets to animals who need them. Jean, along with Gill Maskell Linda Tucker and Barbara Kelly knit about 14 to 15 blankets every 10 days and donate them to causes of their choosing. So far, the group has knitted and crocheted over 100 blankets. Jean said: We started the group when we first went into lockdown. I volunteered at Poole Hospital and other residents volunteered elsewhere pre-pandemic, but as we couldn’t do this we decided to do something else. We have been knitting for dogs in rescue centres.
A POOLE mother has thanked the maternity unit at Poole Hospital for saving the lives of her and her baby daughter after contracting coronavirus during the latter stages of her pregnancy. Rachel Murphy from West Moors was in danger of losing her unborn child after being hospitalised with Covid-19 in February while she was 32 weeks pregnant. Following a visit to the maternity unit at Poole Hospital on February 6, her condition worsened over the weekend and was admitted A&E.
Rachel Murphy prior to testing positive for the Covid-19 virus Rachel said: “I was so worried about the baby at this point, and I was admitted to Poole Maternity on Wednesday February 10.