Pre-cede

A ex -soldier was imprisoned during the death of a 13 -year jail, who ran away after stealing his car.

38-year-old Errol Woodagar broke into a block of flats in Erith, South-East, in early December 29, 2019, and snatched the key of a particularly customized car, belonging to a resident Mark Alan.

As soon as Woodagar went to drive, the 50 -year -old stood in the middle of the road and tried to stop with his hands saying “this is my car”. Later later, Woodagar caused him a serious head injury, of which he died a month later, never found consciousness.

In Old Bailey, Woodagar was cleaned for murder, but was found guilty of mangelopter and robbery.

He was sentenced to 13 years with five years on an expanded license for Manslator.

The judge also sentenced Woodagar to eight years in jail for robbery, which was run concurrently.

The court heard that after Mr. Allen went on the road, Woodagar carried the car “on speed” and hit Mr. Allen, causing him to crashes in the bonnet and on the roof of Mercedes.

After initially refusing to appear, the defendant claimed that he had only a passenger in a vehicle operated by a companion, who had since died of a drug overdose.

Their fingerprints were charged after being identified on a plastic boxes and water bottles found under the front passenger seat and their DNA was discovered on cigarettes.

Judge Rebecca Towerer Casey said that he could not believe Woodagar was driving Mercedes or excluding the possibility of other people in the car.

However, he noted his long -term drug abuse and the history of violent crime and the risk of damaging the public in the future.

In his sentence, Judge Towerer said that Woodagar was post traumatic stress disorder after serving in Afghanistan and was dishonestly discharged after positive testing and testing for drugs.

In a victim influence statement, Mr. Alan’s father, Charlie Alan said: “I saw my son fighting for the wind before dying. It has been the worst experience that I think I think should go through any father or family.

“While we are still mourning Mark’s death, me and my family are now placed through a frightening court demonstration and try their best to avoid justice to the guilty man.

“The pain that has occurred through my family is no way that anyone can imagine how to lose Mark in this way. So I end with these words: let me do justice.”