Appeal against Conviction of Retired Professional Golfer dismissed – Jackalyn Chan prosecuted for the Crown
Vivien Saunders OBE was first convicted on 21st November 2023 for an offence of assault by beating. She then appealed her conviction to the Crown Court.
The appellant – who is the owner of Abbotsley Golf Course, in St Neots, and a qualified solicitor – chose to represent herself during the latest set of proceedings.
On August 3, 2022, Ms Saunders was driving her Mercedes 4×4 in a gated community of lodges close to the golf course called Abbotsley Country Homes. At the time, a group of residents were overseeing and helping with maintaining the gardens in the development’s communal areas. When she arrived, the court heard how Ms Saunders edged her vehicle close to the residents standing in the road. As she edged closer, three of them, moved out of the way. Another, who was on crutches and filming the incident on her iPad, remained in the road and was pushed by Ms Saunders’ vehicle.
Following a 2-day appeal, the Appeal against Conviction was dismissed. Ms Saunders was again found guilty of the offence with footage from her own vehicle’s dashcam used as evidence. The dashcam footage had been handed over by the appellant to the police for the investigation. The court determined that the contact was deliberate and was used to force the victim to move out of the path of the motor vehicle.
https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/24620492.vivien-saunders-obe-loses-common-assault-appeal-retrial/
