Overview

• Durham Police published CCTV and bodycam videos showing Holmes driving into an innocent peacemaker and his subsequent arrest on back streets.
• A jury at Durham Crown Court convicted Holmes of assault causing grievous bodily harm in just 20 minutes, leading to an 18-year sentence and a 15-year driving ban.
• The victim suffered a traumatic brain injury, multiple facial fractures and a broken leg last December and remains in long-term hospital treatment.
• Holmes committed the offence just hours after being released for a 2022 A1(M) crash that left another passenger critically injured.
• DC Lauren Howe praised the community’s cooperation and the video evidence for enabling a swift and decisive legal outcome.