Sam Spaven who mowed down love rival jailed for life in Nottinghamshire

A driver who murdered a love rival by mowing him down as he cycled home from work has been jailed for life.

Sam Spaven who mowed down love rival jailed for life in Nottinghamshire
Wed, 16 Dec, 2015 - 00:00

Sam Spaven was sentenced to a minimum term of 25 years after a court heard that he left Richard Pencott to die following the pre-planned attack on the A631 in Harworth, Nottinghamshire.

Spaven, 27, of Norfolk Road, Bircotes, Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty at Nottingham Crown Court to killing Pencott on June 24 this year.

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