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| Barnet 'road-rage' victim died of head injuries | Barnet 'road-rage' victim died of head injuries |
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| A mother killed in front of her children in a suspected road-rage attack died of head injuries, a postmortem has confirmed. | A mother killed in front of her children in a suspected road-rage attack died of head injuries, a postmortem has confirmed. |
| Christie McHugh, 33, was carried along on the bonnet of a car before falling off and hitting a Belisha beacon. Police and ambulance crews were called to Barnet in north London shortly after 6.30pm on Monday but she was pronounced dead at the scene. | Christie McHugh, 33, was carried along on the bonnet of a car before falling off and hitting a Belisha beacon. Police and ambulance crews were called to Barnet in north London shortly after 6.30pm on Monday but she was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| The postmortem was carried out at Finchley mortuary on Wednesday, Scotland Yard said. | The postmortem was carried out at Finchley mortuary on Wednesday, Scotland Yard said. |
| It is believed the mother of two had a run-in with another driver who had apparently blocked in her car outside the Lord Kitchener pub. | It is believed the mother of two had a run-in with another driver who had apparently blocked in her car outside the Lord Kitchener pub. |
| McHugh was described by her colleague as a person who was always smiling. George Leonidou, chief executive of Luxx Light Technology where she worked as a PA, said: "She was non-confrontational, but she would have been fiercely protective of her children. | McHugh was described by her colleague as a person who was always smiling. George Leonidou, chief executive of Luxx Light Technology where she worked as a PA, said: "She was non-confrontational, but she would have been fiercely protective of her children. |
| "She was blocked in trying to get her five-month-old daughter into the car and another car had parked, so that she couldn't do so. | "She was blocked in trying to get her five-month-old daughter into the car and another car had parked, so that she couldn't do so. |
| "I know that Christie would have asked the person in a polite way to move their car. But I was told the other person was very aggressive and totally out of control. | "I know that Christie would have asked the person in a polite way to move their car. But I was told the other person was very aggressive and totally out of control. |
| "However bad your day has been it clearly doesn't give you the right to do that to someone in front of their children. | "However bad your day has been it clearly doesn't give you the right to do that to someone in front of their children. |
| "We all miss her here, but we're talking about someone leaving a five-month-old daughter who will never know her mother, a five-year-old boy who is constantly asking when mummy's coming back." | "We all miss her here, but we're talking about someone leaving a five-month-old daughter who will never know her mother, a five-year-old boy who is constantly asking when mummy's coming back." |
| He said staff at the company were all in shock at McHugh's death. She had only recently returned from maternity leave. | He said staff at the company were all in shock at McHugh's death. She had only recently returned from maternity leave. |
| Leonidou said: "She was a lovely lady, always smiling, she loved her family and her children. She was a brilliant PA and had been with me for four years. She was the most conscientious worker I've ever had. | Leonidou said: "She was a lovely lady, always smiling, she loved her family and her children. She was a brilliant PA and had been with me for four years. She was the most conscientious worker I've ever had. |
| "We all miss her. The whole office and warehouse is in shock and we're just trying to work our way through it today. | "We all miss her. The whole office and warehouse is in shock and we're just trying to work our way through it today. |
| "She will be sorely missed by everyone who knew her." | "She will be sorely missed by everyone who knew her." |
| Detectives from Scotland Yard's homicide and serious crime command are investigating. A woman was arrested in Barnet in connection with the death and released on bail until April. | Detectives from Scotland Yard's homicide and serious crime command are investigating. A woman was arrested in Barnet in connection with the death and released on bail until April. |
| Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information can contact the incident room on 020 8247 7821 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. | Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Anyone with information can contact the incident room on 020 8247 7821 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. |
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