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| Pavement death cyclist sentenced | Pavement death cyclist sentenced |
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| A cyclist who killed a pedestrian when he knocked him over on a pavement in Cornwall has avoided a jail term. | A cyclist who killed a pedestrian when he knocked him over on a pavement in Cornwall has avoided a jail term. |
| Peter Messen, 28, was sentenced to one year in prison, which was suspended for two years at Truro Crown Court, and given 300 hours of community service. | Peter Messen, 28, was sentenced to one year in prison, which was suspended for two years at Truro Crown Court, and given 300 hours of community service. |
| The judge heard Messen, who had pleaded guilty to causing bodily harm by wanton or furious cycling, was a "vulnerable young man" with learning difficulties. | The judge heard Messen, who had pleaded guilty to causing bodily harm by wanton or furious cycling, was a "vulnerable young man" with learning difficulties. |
| Messen hit Gary Green on a pavement in the village of Stenalees in March 2006. | Messen hit Gary Green on a pavement in the village of Stenalees in March 2006. |
| Mr Green, who was 41, was struck as Messen rode along the pavement at 25 mph. | |
| He was knocked unconscious and died a few days later at the Royal Cornwall Hospital from head injuries. | |
| Ruth Stead, Mr Green's fiancee, said Messen's actions had "wrecked people's lives". | |
| "He has wrecked my children's lives, they have lost a wonderful step-dad, I have lost a fiance, his family have lost a brother, a cousin, a nephew. | |
| "We have all lost a wonderful man." |