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| Alana Armstrong: Murder accused 'did not know' he had hit e-bike | Alana Armstrong: Murder accused 'did not know' he had hit e-bike |
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| Alana Armstrong was a passenger on an e-bike ridden by Jordan Newton-Kay | Alana Armstrong was a passenger on an e-bike ridden by Jordan Newton-Kay |
| A man accused of murdering a mother of one in his Land Rover "did not know" he had struck her off the back of an electric bike, a murder trial has heard. | |
| Keaton Muldoon said he would have stopped had he known 25-year-old Alana Armstrong had been knocked off the bike in Batley Lane, near Pleasley, Derbyshire, on 26 November last year. | Keaton Muldoon said he would have stopped had he known 25-year-old Alana Armstrong had been knocked off the bike in Batley Lane, near Pleasley, Derbyshire, on 26 November last year. |
| Derby Crown Court heard Mr Muldoon also ran over Ms Armstrong's boyfriend Jordan Newton-Kay, who had his right leg amputated 15cm above the knee. | Derby Crown Court heard Mr Muldoon also ran over Ms Armstrong's boyfriend Jordan Newton-Kay, who had his right leg amputated 15cm above the knee. |
| The defendant, who the court heard was a drug dealer, said he feared he was being robbed but did not chase the bikes before Ms Armstrong died at the scene. | The defendant, who the court heard was a drug dealer, said he feared he was being robbed but did not chase the bikes before Ms Armstrong died at the scene. |
| Mr Muldoon, of Tuckers Lane in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, said he did not see her go "over" his Land Rover Discovery. | Mr Muldoon, of Tuckers Lane in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, said he did not see her go "over" his Land Rover Discovery. |
| Emergency services were called to Batley Lane after the crash | Emergency services were called to Batley Lane after the crash |
| The 23-year-old denies Ms Armstrong's murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to kill Mr Newton-Kay. | The 23-year-old denies Ms Armstrong's murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to kill Mr Newton-Kay. |
| He admitted causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving before his trial began. | He admitted causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving before his trial began. |
| Sally Howes KC, prosecuting, cross-examined Mr Muldoon on Tuesday and suggested that he was made a "fool of" in the lay-by of a country lane after he picked up a woman who wanted to buy £30 of cocaine from him. | |
| Ms Howes said: "You were either embarrassed or annoyed by the fact that these bikes had lit up your car. | Ms Howes said: "You were either embarrassed or annoyed by the fact that these bikes had lit up your car. |
| "Something happened in that lay-by that made you lose your rag and drive in that intimidating way, didn't it?" | "Something happened in that lay-by that made you lose your rag and drive in that intimidating way, didn't it?" |
| "No," Mr Muldoon responded. "There was no reason to be embarrassed or annoyed." | "No," Mr Muldoon responded. "There was no reason to be embarrassed or annoyed." |
| The prosecutor continued: "We know that the vehicle ran over Jordan Newton-Kay's leg - you would know, because he was run over by you as the driver. You say you were unaware of it." | The prosecutor continued: "We know that the vehicle ran over Jordan Newton-Kay's leg - you would know, because he was run over by you as the driver. You say you were unaware of it." |
| Mr Muldoon's trial has been taking place at Derby Crown Court | Mr Muldoon's trial has been taking place at Derby Crown Court |
| Mr Muldoon told the jury: "If I saw people fall, I would stop. I would not just leave people to suffer. I did not know I had hit anyone." | Mr Muldoon told the jury: "If I saw people fall, I would stop. I would not just leave people to suffer. I did not know I had hit anyone." |
| He told the court he thought he had successfully overtaken the bike at a passing point in the country lane, and that the bike was still behind him. | He told the court he thought he had successfully overtaken the bike at a passing point in the country lane, and that the bike was still behind him. |
| Ms Howes asked: "These are people you feared were robbing you. If you think you are being robbed, why are you pursuing them?" | Ms Howes asked: "These are people you feared were robbing you. If you think you are being robbed, why are you pursuing them?" |
| Mr Muldoon told the court: "I was not pursuing them. Just because I'm behind them doesn't mean I'm chasing them. I was behind them doing 30 miles an hour, about a car distance [away]." | Mr Muldoon told the court: "I was not pursuing them. Just because I'm behind them doesn't mean I'm chasing them. I was behind them doing 30 miles an hour, about a car distance [away]." |
| Ms Howes said to the defendant: "[Ms Armstrong] was scooped into the bonnet, wasn't she? | Ms Howes said to the defendant: "[Ms Armstrong] was scooped into the bonnet, wasn't she? |
| "She was not dragged - there are no injuries consistent with dragging, but there are injuries consistent with an impact on to her, or her on to a hard, unyielding surface." | |
| Mr Muldoon said: "I would have seen if someone went over me." | Mr Muldoon said: "I would have seen if someone went over me." |
| 'Constructed lie' | 'Constructed lie' |
| The defendant denied that he said he "was only meant to knock them off the bike" to his passenger after the crash. | The defendant denied that he said he "was only meant to knock them off the bike" to his passenger after the crash. |
| The court heard that Mr Muldoon followed Ms Armstrong and Mr Newton-Kay on one bike, and a rider on another bike, for two minutes and 20 seconds before the fatal crash. | The court heard that Mr Muldoon followed Ms Armstrong and Mr Newton-Kay on one bike, and a rider on another bike, for two minutes and 20 seconds before the fatal crash. |
| Mr Muldoon told the jury: "There was no intention to intimidate him. I had no intention to do anything. If my intention was to leave that lay-by and go after them and hit them, why would I leave that amount of time to hit them?" | Mr Muldoon told the jury: "There was no intention to intimidate him. I had no intention to do anything. If my intention was to leave that lay-by and go after them and hit them, why would I leave that amount of time to hit them?" |
| Ms Howes said Mr Muldoon told a "carefully constructed lie" when he told detectives he had not driven the vehicle for days before the collision and said he hoped his uncle "hands himself in". | Ms Howes said Mr Muldoon told a "carefully constructed lie" when he told detectives he had not driven the vehicle for days before the collision and said he hoped his uncle "hands himself in". |
| When asked why he lied to police, Mr Muldoon said: "Because I was scared, everything what everyone was saying. It was a murder investigation, obviously I was going to be scared." | When asked why he lied to police, Mr Muldoon said: "Because I was scared, everything what everyone was saying. It was a murder investigation, obviously I was going to be scared." |
| Mr Muldoon told the court, before becoming tearful: "I knew I wasn't going to see my children for a bit. I just had a newborn baby. I promised I would always be there." | Mr Muldoon told the court, before becoming tearful: "I knew I wasn't going to see my children for a bit. I just had a newborn baby. I promised I would always be there." |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |
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