A motorist who drove into a cyclist and dragged him under his car for more than a mile has been found guilty of murder.

Headteacher Michael Mullins, 56, was travelling home from Stretford grammar school in Manchester in the early evening of 20 April this year when he was struck by a Volvo XC90 driven by Simon Richardson.

Richardson, 35, drove straight through give-way markers at a junction in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, and into the path of Mullins, who fell on to his bonnet and windscreen before he went under the car.

Family photograph of Michael Mullins. Photograph: Greater Manchester police/PA

The father of two became entangled in the suspension of the 4×4 vehicle as Richardson drove on, Manchester Minshull Street crown court heard.…