Footballer found GUILTY of running 11 teenagers over
Thu Mar 28, 2019 4:45 pm
Footballer guilty of deliberately running over young fans who called him `fatty´
By Press Association
Thursday 28 Mar 2019
A football player has been found guilty of using his car as a weapon to mow down 11 young rival supporters after they taunted him by calling him “fatty”.
Lee Taylor, 36, drove his BMW into a group of young boys between the age of 14 and 19 after his side lost 5-0 in the local football match in South Wales.
Newport Crown Court heard the teenagers were deliberately “knocked down like skittles” but the driver claimed he was unaware of the collisions and could not hear the boys screams because his car stereo was playing too loud.
Father-of-one Taylor had been playing for amateur side Margam FC at the home of their rivals Cornelly Utd at Margam Park, Bridgend, where supporters traded insults with players as the home side cruised to a 5-0 victory.
Prosecutor Christopher Rees said Taylor squared up a group of around 15 to 20 teenagers following the game who had been waiting to confront a team-mate of his outside the away changing room.
Taylor told the group “no-one will get involved while I’m here. I’ll wrap a bat around your heads” and threatened to “eat” one of the boys.
He was heard saying: “You wanna go?” before getting in his grey BMW and revving its engine and accelerating 10 metres into the group.
Mr Rees said: “Taylor drove straight at the young boys, knocking them over like skittles at a bowling alley. It was a terrifying incident.
“He had lost his temper. He deliberately mowed down the group using his vehicle as a one-tonne weapon to plough into the boys.
“Taylor used his car as a weapon to drive at a group of young people, intending to cause them serious injury and, in fact, causing serious injury to 11 people.”
Mr Rees said some of the boys were thrown up into the air and said it was only by “sheer good fortune” that none suffered injuries worse than cuts and bruising.
One boy managed to jump onto the bonnet of the car and smash Taylor’s windscreen in an attempt to get him to stop.
The jury were shown mobile phone footage of Taylor getting out of his car following the collisions and assaulting friends of the teenagers who had been run over, before he returned to his vehicle and drove away.
Taylor told the court he had been “scared” after being confronted by the teenage boys outside the changing rooms, claiming they told him: “We’ll batter you. F*** off, fatty” and had surrounded his car before he could drive away.
The jury took five hours and 40 minutes to find Taylor guilty of dangerous driving unanimously and of 11 counts of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent by a majority verdict.
Judge Daniel Williams said he would adjourn sentencing for reports to be compiled on Taylor but warned: “I will be considering an extended sentence where the defendant is kept on licence for longer than usual for the protection of the public.”
Taylor, from the Sandfields area of Port Talbot, will be sentenced next month.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-6861229/Footballer-guilty-deliberately-running-young-fans-called-fatty.html
By Press Association
Thursday 28 Mar 2019
A football player has been found guilty of using his car as a weapon to mow down 11 young rival supporters after they taunted him by calling him “fatty”.
Lee Taylor, 36, drove his BMW into a group of young boys between the age of 14 and 19 after his side lost 5-0 in the local football match in South Wales.
Newport Crown Court heard the teenagers were deliberately “knocked down like skittles” but the driver claimed he was unaware of the collisions and could not hear the boys screams because his car stereo was playing too loud.
Father-of-one Taylor had been playing for amateur side Margam FC at the home of their rivals Cornelly Utd at Margam Park, Bridgend, where supporters traded insults with players as the home side cruised to a 5-0 victory.
Prosecutor Christopher Rees said Taylor squared up a group of around 15 to 20 teenagers following the game who had been waiting to confront a team-mate of his outside the away changing room.
Taylor told the group “no-one will get involved while I’m here. I’ll wrap a bat around your heads” and threatened to “eat” one of the boys.
He was heard saying: “You wanna go?” before getting in his grey BMW and revving its engine and accelerating 10 metres into the group.
Mr Rees said: “Taylor drove straight at the young boys, knocking them over like skittles at a bowling alley. It was a terrifying incident.
“He had lost his temper. He deliberately mowed down the group using his vehicle as a one-tonne weapon to plough into the boys.
“Taylor used his car as a weapon to drive at a group of young people, intending to cause them serious injury and, in fact, causing serious injury to 11 people.”
Mr Rees said some of the boys were thrown up into the air and said it was only by “sheer good fortune” that none suffered injuries worse than cuts and bruising.
One boy managed to jump onto the bonnet of the car and smash Taylor’s windscreen in an attempt to get him to stop.
The jury were shown mobile phone footage of Taylor getting out of his car following the collisions and assaulting friends of the teenagers who had been run over, before he returned to his vehicle and drove away.
Taylor told the court he had been “scared” after being confronted by the teenage boys outside the changing rooms, claiming they told him: “We’ll batter you. F*** off, fatty” and had surrounded his car before he could drive away.
The jury took five hours and 40 minutes to find Taylor guilty of dangerous driving unanimously and of 11 counts of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent by a majority verdict.
Judge Daniel Williams said he would adjourn sentencing for reports to be compiled on Taylor but warned: “I will be considering an extended sentence where the defendant is kept on licence for longer than usual for the protection of the public.”
Taylor, from the Sandfields area of Port Talbot, will be sentenced next month.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-6861229/Footballer-guilty-deliberately-running-young-fans-called-fatty.html
Re: Footballer found GUILTY of running 11 teenagers over
Thu Mar 28, 2019 5:29 pm
Paul, very very sad, but to hear he was found guilty.
Let’s hope for max sentence
Let’s hope for max sentence
Re: Footballer found GUILTY of running 11 teenagers over
Thu Mar 28, 2019 5:33 pm
Forever Blue wrote:Paul, very very sad, but to hear he was found guilty.
Let’s hope for max sentence
It’s a massive weight off Annis, from what I’ve heard he’s already under an IPP for a previous conviction so this time he’s looking at a lengthy sentence before even being considered for parole
Re: Footballer found GUILTY of running 11 teenagers over
Thu Mar 28, 2019 6:16 pm
snoopystorm wrote:Forever Blue wrote:Paul, very very sad, but to hear he was found guilty.
Let’s hope for max sentence
It’s a massive weight off Annis, from what I’ve heard he’s already under an IPP for a previous conviction so this time he’s looking at a lengthy sentence before even being considered for parole
Good Paul
Re: Footballer found GUILTY of running 11 teenagers over
Thu Mar 28, 2019 6:35 pm
12 new convictions from this case to add to and be taken into account with 24 previous convictions 
Re: Footballer found GUILTY of running 11 teenagers over
Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:54 am
i'm glad the 'young fans' did not get serious injuries.
Re: Footballer found GUILTY of running 11 teenagers over
Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:57 am
Out of interest, why were the young fans waiting outside a changing room to confront a player?
Re: Footballer found GUILTY of running 11 teenagers over
Fri Mar 29, 2019 1:00 pm
Did the adults in the group attempt to calm the situation? I read in the report some of the young fans were 18+
Re: Footballer found GUILTY of running 11 teenagers over
Fri Mar 29, 2019 3:11 pm
he should have the book thrown at him!
Re: Footballer found GUILTY of running 11 teenagers over
Fri Mar 29, 2019 6:09 pm
HardofHearing wrote:Out of interest, why were the young fans waiting outside a changing room to confront a player?
They were waiting for 2 of their mates who played for North Cornelly not to confront a player.
HardofHearing wrote:Did the adults in the group attempt to calm the situation? I read in the report some of the young fans were 18+
One lad took issue with another who knocked his door and threatened his sister, one of the lads said if you’re going to fight it will be one on one and nothing dirty, that’s when Lee Taylor got involved and said “nobody will get involved while I’m here”, the 14yo (who ended up on the bonnet of the car) said to him thanks but we’ve got it sorted to which Taylor said “I’ll eat you for breakfast you little c*nt” then he walked off to his car, his car was facing the pitch with the exit behind him to his left, all he had to do was reverse back to the right and pull forwards to the left and out the gate, he reversed to the left keeping the exit behind him and drove straight into the kids.
The video shown on the news last night and injuries to hand and leg was my son, he got bounced off the car, saw him go on the field chasing others then pulled through where he was parked and started to turn left again into them. My son got up ran at the car and tried to open the passenger door to try to stop him, the door was locked so he started to punch the passenger window, Taylor got out the car and started fighting with my son, grappled him into a headlock and tried to gouge my sons eye out....
Nice piece of work, he deserves all he gets the lying piece of scum......
Re: Footballer found GUILTY of running 11 teenagers over
Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:20 pm
snoopystorm wrote:HardofHearing wrote:Out of interest, why were the young fans waiting outside a changing room to confront a player?
They were waiting for 2 of their mates who played for North Cornelly not to confront a player.HardofHearing wrote:Did the adults in the group attempt to calm the situation? I read in the report some of the young fans were 18+
One lad took issue with another who knocked his door and threatened his sister, one of the lads said if you’re going to fight it will be one on one and nothing dirty, that’s when Lee Taylor got involved and said “nobody will get involved while I’m here”, the 14yo (who ended up on the bonnet of the car) said to him thanks but we’ve got it sorted to which Taylor said “I’ll eat you for breakfast you little c*nt” then he walked off to his car, his car was facing the pitch with the exit behind him to his left, all he had to do was reverse back to the right and pull forwards to the left and out the gate, he reversed to the left keeping the exit behind him and drove straight into the kids.
The video shown on the news last night and injuries to hand and leg was my son, he got bounced off the car, saw him go on the field chasing others then pulled through where he was parked and started to turn left again into them. My son got up ran at the car and tried to open the passenger door to try to stop him, the door was locked so he started to punch the passenger window, Taylor got out the car and started fighting with my son, grappled him into a headlock and tried to gouge my sons eye out....
Nice piece of work, he deserves all he gets the lying piece of scum......
A traumatic time, thank you for sharing and I wish you and the family all the best now there is closure to this. All the best to you and family
