“The cunt fucking deserved it,” Smith, who didn’t stop to help Jarvie, later told another cyclist at a nearby cafe. On Monday the Penrith district court heard Smith had yelled abuse at “fucking idiot” cyclists before he came across Jarvie. Judge Mark Buscombe found the offender “had a strong dislike verging on hatred for cyclists”. But he was not satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that Smith deliberately drove too close to Jarvie because of his hatred of cyclists. He sentenced Smith – who was on bail and on a good behaviour bond at the time of the offence – to eight years in jail with a non-parole period of five and a half years.

Source: The Guardian July 03, 2017 03:22 UTC