Mum who nudged eco-warriors with Range Rover on school run at court for sentence

A RAGING mum has arrived at court for sentencing after she nudged an Insulate Britain protester with her Range Rover on the school run.

Sherrilyn Speid, 34, rolled the 4×4 into eco-warriors sitting in the road while she was with with her 11-year-old son.

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She was hailed a hero after footage showed her driving her £80,000 SUV into activist Bethany Mogie, 39.

Speid has arrived at Basildon Magistrates’ Court for sentencing where she faces a driving ban and fine.

She pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in March but an offence of assault was dropped by prosecutors.

The court heard serial demonstrator Mogie faces no action despite breaching a government injunction.

The drama unfolded near the M25 on October 13 last year.

Speid could be heard in footage pleading with the protesters to “move out of the way now”, adding: “My son needs to go to school and I need to go to work”.

She continued: “My son is 11 and he needs to go to school.”

Prosecutor Ashley Petchey said Speid was not driving at an “excessive speed” as the brakes were being used “quite heavily”.

He added: “Clearly this was an incident where there was a risk, even if no injury was caused.”

Speid revealed both Insulate Britain and Mogie no longer supported the prosecution but claimed police were still pressing ahead due to the footage.

She also told how an interim driving disqualification ahead of sentencing had impacted her life.

The mum said: “”It’s a huge injustice for me. I feel devastated, I feel let down.

“I’ve got no previous convictions, I’ve worked hard my whole life and I literally just wanted to get my son to school.

“He has anxiety, he’s just started Year Seven. I needed to be there for him, to support him.

“He’s had 18 months of school prior to that through the pandemic. Education is really important to me. I just feel very let down.”

‘STAND TOGETHER’

In a statement, Insulate Britain said previously they “stand with Sherrilyn” and called for the charges against the mum to be dropped.

It read: “Insulate Britain is calling on the police, the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Crown Prosecution Service to drop the charges against Sherrilyn Speid.

“Essex Police were informed on 21st October that supporters of Insulate Britain would not aid them with their investigation.

“Insulate Britain can see no benefit to anyone in prosecuting Sherrilyn.

“Sherrilyn’s prosecution is yet another example of the state acting against our interests, a single mother is caught up in the frustration and delay caused by our government’s treasonous inaction and then she is prosecuted for it, potentially fined.

“We stand with Sherrilyn, we stand with those facing the cost of living crisis.

“We call on the government to insulate our homes to protect us the families of Britain from unprecedented fuel hikes, the millions of households who must make the choice between eating or heating right now.”

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