# Cyclist jailed for over six years after fatal attack on pensioner in Garforth

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/killer-cyclist-who-picked-on-an-old-man-by-ramming-his-bike-into-pensioner-after-being-told-off-for-riding-on-pavement-jailed-for-over-six-years/
- Published: 2026-10-26T16:33:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T16:47:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16239925/Killer-cyclist-picked-old-man-ramming-bike-pensioner-told-riding-pavement-jailed-six-years.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Thomas Childe was jailed for six years and eight months.
- He admitted killing Colin Starbuck, 79, by manslaughter.
- The judge said the cyclist deliberately targeted the pensioner.

## Summary

Thomas Childe, 24, has been jailed for six years and eight months after admitting the manslaughter of Colin Starbuck, 79, in Garforth, West Yorkshire. The judge said Childe deliberately rode into Starbuck after becoming annoyed when the pensioner challenged him for cycling on the pavement without lights, and described the attack as picking on an old man.

The incident happened at about 6.30pm on 29 October 2025, as Starbuck waited for a bus near a Tesco. After the collision, Starbuck got up and put Childe in a headlock, but Childe threw him to the ground before fleeing; Starbuck suffered a cardiac arrest and died in hospital. A pathologist said the arrest was attributable to the attack, despite Starbuck having an underlying heart condition, and his family described their loss as distressing.

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