# Edinburgh driver avoids prison after cyclist suffers fractured skull in assault

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/shocking-moment-road-rage-thug-hurls-cyclist-to-the-ground-leaving-him-with-a-fractured-skull-in-sickening-attack-but-he-avoids-jail/
- Published: 2026-10-28T20:26:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T20:47:59+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16246815/moment-road-rage-thug-hurls-cyclist-ground.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Cyclist Iain Brown suffered life-threatening head injuries in the assault.
- Joseph Hedley received a two-year supervision order and curfew.
- He turned himself in after footage of the attack circulated online.

## Summary

Joseph Hedley was sentenced after a road rage assault in Edinburgh left cyclist Iain Brown with serious head injuries. Hedley pleaded guilty to assault causing serious injury, permanent impairment and danger to life, but avoided prison, receiving a two-year supervision order with a 7pm to 7am curfew.

Court footage showed Hedley getting out of his car, grabbing Brown by the throat and throwing him to the ground before driving away. Brown lost consciousness and suffered a fractured skull, traumatic brain injury and bleeding on the brain. The assault took place on 20 September 2024; Hedley turned himself in after footage was shared online. His defence said he did not intend to cause the injuries and claimed the confrontation followed abuse from Brown and a passenger’s seizure.

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