A woman who stole a disabled man’s mobility scooter, dragged him along the ground, and left him for dead has been jailed.

Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Neil Shadwick, 63, in Stroud following the incident in January 2023.

Mr Shadwick’s eldest daughter, Victoria Bentley, said her “incredibly vulnerable” father must have been “terrified” at being left to die in a supermarket car park in sub-zero temperatures.

Hawkins was sentenced at Gloucester Crown Court to six and a half years in jail.

Mr Shadwick was found unresponsive in a Tesco car park on Stratford Road in Stroud on 22 January, when the Met Office had forecast temperatures as low as -6°C overnight.

CCTV footage showed Hawkins and Mr Shadwick arriving at the supermarket to use the cash machine.

When Mr Shadwick appeared unable to withdraw money for Hawkins, she became “frustrated” and took his mobility scooter while he was still partially on it.

She dragging him along the ground for just under a minute before he eventually let go, then rode away, leaving him on the ground.

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