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Trial Opens Over Alleged Road‑Rage Killing of Paul Bowles in Oldham

Prosecutors presented evidence that Andrew Robson swerved his van into Bowles after a roadside clash.

Overview

  • Andrew Robson, 33, denies murder and faces an alternative manslaughter count at Minshull Street Crown Court.
  • The jury heard he allegedly drove at Bowles after a fight at the Elk Mill traffic lights following a dispute on Broadway in Chadderton.
  • An accident reconstruction officer said there was ample opportunity to see Bowles in the road and described the swerving as deliberate.
  • Paramedics pronounced Bowles, 50, dead at the scene from head injuries as his 19-year-old daughter sat in the car.
  • Robson surrendered to police that night, gave no comment in interview, and the van has not been recovered after being collected on a trailer.