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A raging cyclist who mowed down and killed a pensioner after being told off for riding on the pavement and without lights has been jailed. asserted

who → rag → lights

Thomas Childe, 24, deliberately rammed into Colin Starbuck, 79, as he waited at a bus stop in Garforth, West Yorkshire, on the evening of October 29 last year. asserted

he → ram → October

The chronic cannabis user, who was on his way to withdraw cash to buy more drugs, was 'annoyed' at being rebuked by him moments earlier. asserted

who → withdraw → him

Childe 'made a deliberate decision to pick on an old man', a judge said, saying he 'thought it was not his place to tell you what to do'. asserted

it → pick → what

Mr Starbuck was knocked to the ground, but got to his feet and managed to get hooded Childe into a headlock. But tragically he was then thrown into the road with 'venom', striking his head on the ground as the cyclist fled. asserted

cyclist → knock → ground

Members of the public came to Mr Starbuck's aid, but he had suffered a cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead in hospital. asserted

he → come → hospital

He had an underlying heart condition and a pathologist said the cardiac arrest was attributable to the attack. asserted

arrest → have → attack

Cyclist Thomas Childe, 24, (pictured), was jailed for six years and eight months after admitting the manslaughter of Colin Starbuck, 79, by ploughing into him because he was 'annoyed' at being told off for riding on the pavement and then throwing to the ground Childe was arrested but refused to answer questions from police. asserted

Childe → picture → police

He was initially charged with murder before later pleading guilty to manslaughter at Leeds Crown Court. asserted

He → charge → Court

Jailing him for six years and eight months, Judge Tom Bayliss KC told Childe he had made a 'deliberate decision' to ride at Mr Starbuck because he had 'annoyed' him. asserted

he → jail → him

'You had been berated by the deceased for your behaviour,' he added. asserted

he → berate → behaviour

'You deliberately rode your bike at the deceased. asserted

You → ride → deceased

I'm sure you did it to seek confrontation. asserted

you → do → confrontation

'You were seeking, in my judgement, to intimidate him. asserted

You → seek → him

'You intended to cause him harm. asserted

You → intend → harm

'You thought it was not his place to tell you what to do. asserted

it → think → what

You made a deliberate decision to pick on an old man.' asserted

You → make → man

He rejected any notion that Childe had remorse for his actions. asserted

Childe → reject → actions

'You have shown not a trace of contrition for what you have done,' the judge told him. asserted

judge → show → him

Mr Starbuck was waiting for a bus near a Tesco supermarket at 6.30pm on October 29, 2025 when jobless Childe first rode past, the court heard. asserted

court → wait → October

Despite it being dark, and there being barely 4ft (1.3m) between the stop and a wall, Childe rode past him along the pavement without slowing down. asserted

Childe → ride → pavement

Mr Starbuck immediately rebuked him, to which Childe retorted: 'F*** off. asserted

Childe → rebuke → *

But on his return from withdrawing cash, Childe cycled along the same route and deliberately 'rode into' Mr Starbuck, witnesses told police. asserted

witnesses → withdraw → police

He was later traced via CCTV and arrested. asserted

He → trace → CCTV

Cross-examining Childe at a trial of issue last week, prosecutor Sharon Beattie KC told him: 'You were angry with the old man who had told you not to ride your bike on the pavement without lights.' asserted

who → cros → lights

In a victim impact statement read to the court, relatives of Mr Starbuck said: 'Our family feel distraught and distressed by the loss.' asserted

family → read → loss

Childe, of Garforth, later said he had been given advice by his solicitor at the time of his arrest not to comment. asserted

he → say → arrest

After his sentencing, Detective Superintendent Matt Holdsworth, of West Yorkshire Police, said: 'The thorough investigation conducted by our officers was able to prove that Childe was responsible for causing the needless death of Mr Starbuck, whose family are still coming to terms with their sudden loss. asserted

family → say → loss

'I hope today’s outcome will give them some comfort as they try to move forwards with their lives.' asserted

they → hope → lives

Killer cyclist who 'picked on an old man' by ramming his bike into pensioner after being told off for riding on pavement jailed for over six years

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