Man jailed for reversing over girlfriend

A man who reversed his car over his girlfriend was yesterday jailed for five years.

Robert Lovelock, 27, from New Stevenston, who is also known as Robert Macdonald, drove his Vauxhall Corsa over Nicole Allan after she told him he was too drunk to drive.

He admitted pushing Miss Allan to the ground and then reversing over her body on 10 April at Farm Road, Hamilton.

He was originally charged with attempted murder, but his plea to the lesser offence was accepted by the Crown.

He also admitted striking her step-sister Elizabeth Cavanan on the body with the car.

Judge Sean Murphy QC told Lovelock: “This is your fifth conviction for violence. You present a significant danger to the public.”

Judgemurphyorderedlovelock to be monitored in the community for three years after his release.

The couple had been visiting Ms Allan’s relatives and at 10pm he said he wanted to go home.

Prosecutor Allan Nicol told the court: “They had a disagreement and Nicole Allan told the accused she was not leaving as her mother had arranged to pick them up and that he could not drive as he had been drinking.” The row continued outside the relative’s house on the driveway. Lovelock got into his car and their was a struggle as Ms Allan, accompanied by her step sister, Elizabeth Canavan, tried to stop him driving away.