Overview

• Judge Rebecca Trowler KC imposed 13 years in prison plus a five-year extended licence term after convicting Woodger of manslaughter and robbery.
• Woodger was acquitted of murder but found guilty following a three-week Old Bailey trial.
• Forensic evidence tied Woodger to the stolen Mercedes through fingerprints on a plastic box and water bottle and DNA on a discarded cigarette.
• Victim Marc Allen, who used a prosthetic limb in a Motability-supplied Mercedes GLA, died in January 2020 from head injuries sustained during the burglary.
• The court highlighted Woodger’s PTSD, drug dependency and extensive criminal history while acknowledging uncertainty over who was driving the car at the time.