A nursing student who hit a cyclist with a car before attacking a paramedic and police officer is being dealt with under a provision of law that allows a special verdict - in which the charges are proven but the offender is not held criminally responsible.
Abdulgafar Ayansina hit the 23-year-old female cyclist on Heaton Street at Jesmond in December 2020, with the Subaru Forester dragging her along the road before Ayansina stopped the vehicle.
