Cleared of bike death

A hairdresser accused of killing a cyclist when she knocked him off his bike walked free from court today after the failure of Britain’s first ever crowdfunded private prosecution Purcell, 59, was driving home from work when she knocked Michael Mason off his bicycle on London’s Regent Street on 25 February 2014. Purcell insisted she didn’t see the 70-year-old teacher and ‘just heard an impact’ when she hit him from behind in her black Nissan Juke at around 6.25pm. Mr…