Horrific moment woman's jealousy turned her into a convicted murderer
02.01.2024 - 14:59
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
This is the shocking moment a University of Manchester student killed her fiance by running him over outside their home.
'Jealous' Alice Wood, 23, deliberately mowed down Ryan Watson in her Ford Fiesta as the couple returned from a birthday party on May 6 of last year. Wood, a philosophy student, was today (Tuesday) found guilty of murder by jurors at Chester Crown Court.
Shocking CCTV footage released by police following her conviction shows Wood repeatedly driving her vehicle into Watson, 24, in what witnesses described as a game of ‘chicken’ after she lost her temper.
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The couple, who began a relationship in March 2020 and became engaged six months later, had returned to their home in Rode Heath, Cheshire, on May 6, 2022, after attending the party, at which both had been drinking alcohol. Tensions were noted between them after a row over who was driving them home, further fuelled by Wood accusing Watson of flirting with another woman at the party.
Footage from both the car park at the venue in Hanley, Stoke, and from a restaurant situated on the road of their house, tracked the couple leaving the party before Wood drove them home in Ryan's vehicle, a Fiat Punto.
But upon returning to their address shortly after 11pm, an argument broke out between the pair. Watson can then be seen exiting the vehicle and kicking a nearby car in frustration.
Wood then climbed into her own car and reversed it out of its space while Ryan is seen walking around in the vicinity. The footage then shows Wood reversing her car into Watson as he crossed the road. She went on to hit him several times.
Around this time, neighbours reported hearing shouting,