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'Jealous' philosophy student who 'lost temper' and ran over fiance found guilty of murder

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A philosophy student who “lost her temper” and ran over her fiance has been found guilty of his murder.

Alice Wood, 23, used her Ford Fiesta as a weapon when she hit partner Ryan Watson, 24, near the home they shared in Rode Heath, Cheshire, at about 11.30pm on May 6 last year.

Wood denied murder and an alternative count of manslaughter as she claimed her boyfriend’s death was a “tragic accident”.

She told her trial at Chester Crown Court she did not realise he was trapped underneath her car when she drove 158 metres up Sandbach Road before stopping.

Wood showed no emotion

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