An appeal has been filed by the pedestrian who was found guilty of killing a cyclist by pointing at her before she rode into oncoming traffic.
After a video of Auriol Grey waving at 77-year-old retired midwife Celia Ward and urging her to “get off the f**king pavement” was shown in court, Auriol Grey was sentenced to three years in prison last week.
A VW Tiguan hit Celia when she fell off her bike and into the road in the following seconds because it was unable to stop in time.
A jury at Peterborough Crown Court found manslaughter-related charges against Grey, who has cerebral palsy.
The 49-year-old was later said to be ‘shocked and devastated’ by the outcome, and a bail application from her defence team failed.
A spokeswoman at the Criminal Appeal Court said: ‘I can confirm that this person has recently lodged an application for leave to appeal sentence.’
She added: ‘As we have only just received this application we do not know when this case will be listed.’
Pedestrian jailed for three years after gesture to cyclist, 77, leads to her death
At Grey’s trial, the court heard police were unable to ‘categorically’ confirm whether the pavement in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, was a shared cycleway.
However, in sentencing, Judge Sean Enright noted that it was a ‘shared path’ for cyclists and pedestrians.
He said: ‘I am sure you knew cyclists used the path, and were not taken by surprise.’
In her police interview, Grey, who has cerebral palsy, told officers she was partially sighted and described the bicycle as travelling fast in the centre of the pavement.
She said she was ‘anxious that I was going to get hit by it’, adding she ‘may have unintentionally put’ out her hand to protect herself.
Her barrister, Miranda Moore KC, argued in court: ‘There was no intention to cause harm or an obvious risk of harm.’
But the judge said Grey’s actions ‘are not explained by disability’ and described her as being ‘territorial about the pavement’, adding: ‘You resented the presence of an oncoming cyclist.’
After the conviction, Detective Sergeant Mark Dollard described the case as ‘difficult and tragic’.
He said: ‘Everyone will have their own views on cyclists, pavements and cycleways but what is clear is Auriol Grey’s response to the presence of Celia on a pedal cycle was totally disproportionate and ultimately found to be unlawful, resulting in Celia’s untimely and needless death.
‘I am pleased with the verdict and hope it is a stark reminder to all road users to take care and be considerate to each other.’