A woman driver who knocked down her former partner's new girlfriend and repeatedly drove over her in a murder bid was jailed for eight years.
Terri Sinclair, 33, struck Charmaine Currie with a Ford Fiesta car resulting in the victim falling to the ground before the car went over the victim's body in the attack in the Royston area on February 23 in 2021.
The 37-year-old victim was left badly injured by the attempted murder and suffered a broken pelvis.
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A judge told Sinclair at the High Court in Edinburgh that she had read of the "devastating consequences" of the attack for the victim.
Judge Fiona Tait said: "I am satisfied a custodial sentence is the only appropriate disposal in your case."
She said the attempted murder was "a particularly serious offence" and added: "You have demonstrated some remorse for what has taken place, while minimising your personal responsibility."
The judge noted that Sinclair was assessed as posing a minimum risk of reoffending.
Sinclair, formerly of Hamilton Road, Uddingston, in South Lanarkshire, had earlier denied the murder bid against the victim in the attack at Stronsay Street but was found guilty after a trial.
She was convicted of assaulting the victim to her severe injury, permanent impairment and disfigurement and to the danger of her life and attempting to murder her.
Sinclair admitted sending threatening messages to the victim, with the help of a friend, including a warning that someone would be paid £1000 a time to chop off her fingers.
She was convicted of threatening or abusive behaviour by sending messages on various occasions in February 2021.
Mother-of-one Sinclair had previously been in a relationship with Charmaine's partner Caitlin Currie. She told jurors at her trial that she was "not really bothered" that her 27-year-old was with Charmaine.
The trial heard that Charmaine had accused Sinclair of vandalising her car. Sinclair learnt that she going to go to the police and had warned she would speak to her grandparents.
The two women got into a confrontation but Charmaine appeared to back away from Sinclair's car, before she was struck by the vehicle. One witness told police that she thought she was deliberately run over and that "she made sure the back wheel went over too".
Sinclair claimed that she was "edging forward" in the car and was hoping that the other woman would "just let me get away".
Defence solicitor advocate Billy Lavelle: "Clearly this is a serious matter and that is accepted. She knows she is in a very difficult situation and she expects a significant custodial sentence to be visited upon her."
He said Sinclair has expressed regret over what happened and said she was "sick" about it. He added: "She has remorse and she is sorry for the injuries caused."
He said she has a teenage son and was very close to her grandparents who brought her up. He said she was a hard-working individual who had led a pro-social life, other than the offence before the court.
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