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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Abigail O'Leary

Prankster driver who accidentally killed cyclist friend walks free from court

A prankster driver today walked free from court after accidentally killing his workmate in a joke over cycling to work for the first time.

Gareth Robbins, 33, told how his "playful workplace banter" ended in tragedy when colleague Paul Heenan, 40, rode his bike to work.

Cyclist Mr Heenan died after he grabbed onto Robbins' Peugeot 208 as the pair were leaving work for the day.

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