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Ex-BBC man Fergus Beeley issues 'I want you dead' threat | |
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A man has been filmed screaming at a family that he wants them "dead" in an apparent act of road rage. | A man has been filmed screaming at a family that he wants them "dead" in an apparent act of road rage. |
Driver Louise Small, 33 said she was threatened by former BBC producer Fergus Beeley in a Sainsbury's car park off the M27 in Hampshire on Saturday. | |
Her 50-year-old mother, 14-year-old son Joshua and partner Simon Gale, 33 were also in the car. | Her 50-year-old mother, 14-year-old son Joshua and partner Simon Gale, 33 were also in the car. |
It followed a two-car crash involving the family's Mazda at about 11:30 BST. Police said no arrests had been made. | It followed a two-car crash involving the family's Mazda at about 11:30 BST. Police said no arrests had been made. |
'Get back before you die' | 'Get back before you die' |
No-one was injured in the collision. | No-one was injured in the collision. |
During the heated exchange Mr Beeley told the family he was "trying to stop a death on the roads". | During the heated exchange Mr Beeley told the family he was "trying to stop a death on the roads". |
He said he was placing the family under a citizens arrest and added: "I do want you dead. | He said he was placing the family under a citizens arrest and added: "I do want you dead. |
"In fact I want you dead right now. Get back in your car before you die." | "In fact I want you dead right now. Get back in your car before you die." |
Mr Beeley, whose car was not involved in the crash on the M27, said he had intervened "because people nearly lost their lives on the motorway". | Mr Beeley, whose car was not involved in the crash on the M27, said he had intervened "because people nearly lost their lives on the motorway". |
'He just flipped' | 'He just flipped' |
Ms Small said she believed the other driver involved in the crash was Mr Beeley's wife who was travelling in a separate car. | Ms Small said she believed the other driver involved in the crash was Mr Beeley's wife who was travelling in a separate car. |
Ms Small said: "He opened the passenger side door and he just flipped - he was just so crazy - he just ranted at my mum. | Ms Small said: "He opened the passenger side door and he just flipped - he was just so crazy - he just ranted at my mum. |
"I stayed in the car in case he tried to grab my son." | "I stayed in the car in case he tried to grab my son." |
The family from Salisbury had been travelling to Portsmouth for a day out, but abandoned their plans after the heated exchange. | The family from Salisbury had been travelling to Portsmouth for a day out, but abandoned their plans after the heated exchange. |
Mr Beeley, who has worked on Sir David Attenborough's The Life of Birds, Planet Earth - The Future, and BBC Natural World, has been contacted by BBC News for a response. | Mr Beeley, who has worked on Sir David Attenborough's The Life of Birds, Planet Earth - The Future, and BBC Natural World, has been contacted by BBC News for a response. |
He has not worked with the BBC for 10 years and is not a BBC employee. | He has not worked with the BBC for 10 years and is not a BBC employee. |
Hampshire Constabulary said the non-injury crash had involved a Mazda 3, a Peugeot 107 and a Skoda Octavia. | Hampshire Constabulary said the non-injury crash had involved a Mazda 3, a Peugeot 107 and a Skoda Octavia. |
A spokeswoman said nobody had been arrested but an allegation of common assault was subsequently made by a 33-year-old man from Southampton and a 54-year-old from Gloucestershire. | A spokeswoman said nobody had been arrested but an allegation of common assault was subsequently made by a 33-year-old man from Southampton and a 54-year-old from Gloucestershire. |
Advice was given to both parties and they were told the two assaults would be recorded and filed. | Advice was given to both parties and they were told the two assaults would be recorded and filed. |
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