A MAN has been jailed for 30 years after deliberately mowing down six work colleagues in his Audi following an argument at a Christmas party.

Andrew Wrigglesworth, 50, of Shirley Avenue, Birstall, was sentenced at Leeds Crown Court today after being found guilty of six counts of attempted murder for the incident outside a Cleckheaton pub on December 22 last year.  

His actions were described as "horrendous" and "barely conceivable" by officers from the force’s Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, who said he had shown no real remorse for what he had done.

Wrigglesworth was found guilty of the six attempted murder offences in August this year, following a trial.

Leeds Crown Court heard that he had deliberately driven his red Audi A4 convertible car at his six male victims in the aftermath of a scuffle outside a members’ club on Bradford Road, following a work Christmas party. 

Witnesses heard him say: ‘I’m going to f****ing kill them. I’m going to run them over.” 

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: The red Audi used by Andrew Wrigglesworth to deliberately run down six colleagues after a scuffle at a work Christmas party, police saidThe red Audi used by Andrew Wrigglesworth to deliberately run down six colleagues after a scuffle at a work Christmas party, police said

He mounted the pavement while driving his car at the men, who were all on foot.

He then made off at speed from the scene in his heavily damaged vehicle and was later located at his home address by officers.

A 43-year-old Cleckheaton man, who was the most seriously injured of the six victims, sustained life changing injuries as a result of the attack.

Bradford Telegraph and Argus: The scene last year The scene last year

Detective Inspector Andrew Cass from the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, Senior Investigating Officer in the case, said: “This was an absolutely horrendous offence and we welcome the strong sentence handed down to Wrigglesworth today.

“It is barely conceivable that someone would attempt to carry out such an outrageous and brutal act, especially against their own colleagues.  

“His actions resulted in six men being literally mown down with one man receiving injuries which will stay with him for the rest of his life.

DI Cass added that a jury determined he had attempted to murder all six of his victims "and there is no doubt in our minds that such an outcome must have been his intent in acting in the way he did".

“He has never shown any remorse for his actions on that evening, but I hope the lengthy sentence he now faces will be of some comfort to his victims," he said.