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St Agnes fatal-crash-driver Ryan Morrish tried to frame best friend | St Agnes fatal-crash-driver Ryan Morrish tried to frame best friend |
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A man whose best friend tried to frame him over a fatal crash had to leave his home because of "hatred" he endured. | A man whose best friend tried to frame him over a fatal crash had to leave his home because of "hatred" he endured. |
Rupert Thompson was not near the crash site but was arrested the next day and kept on police bail for five months. | Rupert Thompson was not near the crash site but was arrested the next day and kept on police bail for five months. |
He said he cannot understand why best friend Ryan Morrish, who was jailed last week for six years, tried to pin the crash in St Agnes, Cornwall on him. | He said he cannot understand why best friend Ryan Morrish, who was jailed last week for six years, tried to pin the crash in St Agnes, Cornwall on him. |
Morrish had told police he thought his friend stole his car as a joke, before the crash last August. | Morrish had told police he thought his friend stole his car as a joke, before the crash last August. |
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The defendant was also convicted of perverting the course of justice over the deaths of Calvin Trevena and Ann Varran, who both died at the scene on the B3277. | The defendant was also convicted of perverting the course of justice over the deaths of Calvin Trevena and Ann Varran, who both died at the scene on the B3277. |
Mr Thompson, 27, told the BBC he was "gobsmacked" and "confused" by Morrish's actions. | Mr Thompson, 27, told the BBC he was "gobsmacked" and "confused" by Morrish's actions. |
"I was arrested on suspicion of stealing Ryan's car and causing death by dangerous driving," he said. | "I was arrested on suspicion of stealing Ryan's car and causing death by dangerous driving," he said. |
"I was very confused, as far as I was concerned the car had been stolen. I was nowhere near the car. I was in custody for about 22 hours." | "I was very confused, as far as I was concerned the car had been stolen. I was nowhere near the car. I was in custody for about 22 hours." |
He said during the five months he was on bail "everyone knew I was friends with Ryan and everyone jumped to conclusions that I must have been involved". | He said during the five months he was on bail "everyone knew I was friends with Ryan and everyone jumped to conclusions that I must have been involved". |
Mr Thompson, who was starting a new business, left St Agnes when the "hatred grew" for him. | Mr Thompson, who was starting a new business, left St Agnes when the "hatred grew" for him. |
Judge Christopher Harvey Clark told Morrish he had systematically told "lie after lie after lie" when sentencing him at Truro Crown Court earlier this month. | Judge Christopher Harvey Clark told Morrish he had systematically told "lie after lie after lie" when sentencing him at Truro Crown Court earlier this month. |
Morrish eventually admitted the crime and pleaded guilty to causing the deaths on 29 April. | Morrish eventually admitted the crime and pleaded guilty to causing the deaths on 29 April. |
At sentencing, the court heard he knew his victims and Ms Varran and Mr Trevena had gone on a skiing holiday with Morrish's family earlier in the year. | At sentencing, the court heard he knew his victims and Ms Varran and Mr Trevena had gone on a skiing holiday with Morrish's family earlier in the year. |
Mr Thompson has since moved back to St Agnes and said "people are making quite a lot of effort" and "everything's going in the right direction". | Mr Thompson has since moved back to St Agnes and said "people are making quite a lot of effort" and "everything's going in the right direction". |
He said he and Morrish have not spoken since the crash. | He said he and Morrish have not spoken since the crash. |
"We were best friends until that moment," he said. | "We were best friends until that moment," he said. |