NOTTINGHAM DAD CAUSES SERIOUS FACIAL INJURIES IN DANGEROUS CAR DRAGGING INCIDENT
A Nottingham father named Ryan King, formerly Ryan Annabil, was involved in a violent incident where he dragged his partner down the street in a moving car.The incident resulted in the victim losing the top layer of skin on one side of her face after she fell onto the ground during the event.
Nottingham Crown Court heard that King, aged 28 and a father of two from Aspley, claimed that the injuries she sustained were "her own fault" as he tried to distance himself from the incident.
The judge, Steven Coupland, handed him a two-year community order, citing that "you and your partner at the time had a particularly turbulent relationship and part of that was down to the way you would behave and on this occasion your behaviour was not good." He explained that the incident occurred after a row following a night out in Nottingham which included visiting pubs and a club, and an argument about him wanting to stay out later.
King drove to where the victim was at her mother’s address and when she approached the car and pushed him through the window, he drove off with her half in and half out of the vehicle, causing her to fall and sustain serious injuries.
She was taken to hospital with cuts and grazes, and the top layer of her skin was scraped on her face.
Four days later, she returned to the hospital to see a specialist about a possible skin graft, which was ultimately not needed.
King pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving and did not have any previous convictions.
The court imposed a community order that included 25 rehabilitation sessions, 100 hours of unpaid work, and a two-year driving disqualification.
The incident was recorded on CCTV and the police confirmed the injuries, which included abrasions and cuts, resulting from the fall while he was driving.
The judge noted that although King’s actions were not intended to cause harm, they were "inherently dangerous," and emphasized that this was a "one-off incident" with no further offending since, and that he was assessed as a low risk of reoffending.
