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Rebecca Steer was dragged underneath Stephen McHugh's car after he drove into a group of pedestriansA drink-driver who ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians outside a takeaway, fatally injuring a student, has been convicted of her murder.
Stephen McHugh, who did not hold a licence, admitted drinking and taking drugs before getting behind the wheel.Jurors at Stafford Crown Court deliberated for more than eight-and-a-half hours over three days before convicting McHugh by a majority verdict. Ms Steer, an undergraduate at Liverpool John Moores University from Llanymynech, Powys, was struck by his vehicle in the early hours of 9 October. Two others were injured.Giving evidence at his trial, McHugh admitted having almost no driving experience and he had never had a driving lesson.
In the hours before the crash, McHugh, formerly of Fazakerley, Liverpool, said he had drunk beers, taken cocaine and had also had about 10 double shots of spirits at pubs, a friend's flat and a nightclub.But he had deniedto deliberately drive into the pedestrians in Willow Street at about 02:45 BST, claiming he had not been angry with them and had reversed to get alongside them to pick up a friend.
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