Victoria Bell died aged 34 after her former partner Gary Toomey had a 'feeling in his gut' and 'yanked' on the handbrake of her Audi
A man killed his ex-girlfriend by 'yanking' on the handbrake of her Audi as she drove on the motorway after a 'feeling in his gut just exploded.' Victoria Bell died aged 34 after her vehicle crashed into the central reservation of the M62, being struck by another car as she attempted to flee to safety on the hard shoulder. It came after she and her 'on off' partner Gary Toomey had rowed while attending a music festival.
He added: 'I jumped out, nearly got hit by a truck and just ran for the hard shoulder. I turned around to come back for Vicky, that's when the collision happened.' Toomey has previous convictions for battery in 2008 and inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent in 2009. David James, defending, told the court: 'There was a turbulent relationship.
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