A man threw himself off a bridge over a motorway after he tried to kidnap a lone woman who was walking a dog but who managed to fight him off.
Connor Woodrow, 22, attempted to snatch his victim on March 29 in a remote area of the riverbank in Rawcliffe, near Goole, and grabbed her from behind, Hull Live reports.
But his brave victim fought him off and managed to get away after she “played dead”, fleeing the scene once Woodrow released his grip.
Woodrow then fled the scene himself and police were called shortly afterwards to the M62 motorway bridge near Dobella Lane in Rawcliffe after he jumped from the bridge onto the motorway below, sustaining serious injuries.
At Hull Crown Court on Friday, Woodrow was jailed for nine years for the attempted kidnap, with an extended sentence of five additional years on licence after release.
Woodrow pleaded guilty to attempted kidnap at a trial in August and was sentenced at Hull Crown Court on Friday.
The court heard Woodrow, who was released on prison licence the previous year for a serious assault he committed in 2016 in Carlton, North Yorkshire, was arrested at the scene and was immediately recalled to prison from custody whilst he awaited trial.
A/DS James Kelly, officer in the case, said: “Firstly, I want to praise the victim for her bravery throughout the investigative process and do not underestimate the trauma that she must have felt having had to relive the events at court.
“Woodrow’s actions caused significant distress to the victim, the long-term impacts of which are still becoming known.
"It is clear that he poses a significant danger to women, and I am pleased by the lengthy sentence handed out to him today.
“Now that Woodrow has been sentenced, hopefully the victim can begin to feel safer and start to move on from her horrific ordeal.”
