Bike death jury told not to speculate about ‘private prosecution’

Jurors trying a hairdresser who killed a BBC reporter’s father when she knocked him of his bike have been warned not to speculate why the case is being privately prosecuted. Gail Purcell, 59, was driving home from work when she collided with Michael Mason, 70, a teacher who campaigned for cyclists’ safety, on London’s Regent Street. Purcell said she did not see Mr Mason and only realised she had hit a cyclist when she had pulled over. One witness described…