A road rage killer who beat a pedestrian to death with a metal tyre level after an argument and then boasted about ‘street justice’ has been jailed for 14 years.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?
Andrew Peart, 39, was heading to the Co-op in Guidepost, Northumberland, when he walked onto a section of road close to an oncoming vehicle being driven by Jake McIntyre in a Mitsubishi Shogun.
The pair became embroiled in a verbal altercation before McIntyre, 28, raced off.
But the thug returned and caught up with Mr Peart, getting out of his vehicle to punch the victim and strike him with a metal tyre lever, leaving him on the floor as he left the scene.
CAUSE OF DEATH
Mr Peart initially survived the assault and carried on with his evening but his condition deteriorated and he was later rushed to hospital, where he tragically died. Doctors discovered he had suffered a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain.
McIntyre, 28, of Stakeford Crescent, was cleared of murder after a trial at Newcastle Crown Court but jurors found him guilty of manslaughter.
THE CONFESSION
Confessing to the assault while driving his BMW, he says: ‘Do you know what’s a f***ing nightmare? Is f***ing hiding from the f***ing police and having to change me f***ing car again for giving someone street justice.’
McIntyre was arrested two days later having fled to the Lake District.
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COURT RULING
He was initially charged with assault and later with murder after the discovery of a voice recording he had made on his mobile phone where he admitted his involvement.
Following McIntyre’s sentencing, Andrew’s family have paid tribute to their ‘loving family man’ who was a devoted father, brother, son, and friend who worked doing a job he loved as a senior design technician.
