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Man jailed for ramming car into wife in Truro | Man jailed for ramming car into wife in Truro |
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An estranged husband who rammed his car into a car containing his wife and child has been jailed for two years. | An estranged husband who rammed his car into a car containing his wife and child has been jailed for two years. |
Mark Wiggans, from West Sussex, had tracked down his wife to Cornwall and carried out the attack in a hospital car park, Truro Crown Court was told. | Mark Wiggans, from West Sussex, had tracked down his wife to Cornwall and carried out the attack in a hospital car park, Truro Crown Court was told. |
Wiggans, 55, had used a knife to stab at the windows of the car his wife was in before driving into it at high speed, police said. | Wiggans, 55, had used a knife to stab at the windows of the car his wife was in before driving into it at high speed, police said. |
The court heard his wife had fled to Cornwall to escape domestic abuse. | The court heard his wife had fled to Cornwall to escape domestic abuse. |
'Fears for life' | 'Fears for life' |
CCTV footage from 24 August shows Wiggans in the car park for the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro driving into a car, which contained his estranged wife Tina Wiggins and one of their children. | |
He also drove into a hospital worker when fleeing the area and was arrested by Wiltshire Police later the same day, the court heard. | He also drove into a hospital worker when fleeing the area and was arrested by Wiltshire Police later the same day, the court heard. |
Mrs Wiggans, two friends and a child were in the car when Wiggans smashed into its side. | Mrs Wiggans, two friends and a child were in the car when Wiggans smashed into its side. |
Police said Mrs Wiggans and her children had fled from West Sussex "to rebuild their lives away from this man". | Police said Mrs Wiggans and her children had fled from West Sussex "to rebuild their lives away from this man". |
Det Con Yvan Clarke said: "He used a hire vehicle to destroy her car by ramming it several times." | Det Con Yvan Clarke said: "He used a hire vehicle to destroy her car by ramming it several times." |
She added that Mrs Wiggans "still fears for her life and those of her children". | She added that Mrs Wiggans "still fears for her life and those of her children". |
Wiggins, from Walberton, pleaded guilty to two breaches of a non-molestation order, two counts of criminal damage, affray and dangerous driving. | Wiggins, from Walberton, pleaded guilty to two breaches of a non-molestation order, two counts of criminal damage, affray and dangerous driving. |
In addition to his jail sentence, Judge Simon Carr also disqualified him from driving for two years. | In addition to his jail sentence, Judge Simon Carr also disqualified him from driving for two years. |
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