A man has been given a life sentence for the murder of a football fan mown down following a Premier League derby match in "a dreadful act of revenge".
Lee Mockble, 21, of Hall Green, Birmingham, was convicted of murdering 26-year-old Christopher Priest on April 20 last year, shortly after Aston Villa's 5-1 win over Birmingham City.
Mr Priest, a Villa fan from Sutton Coldfield, died almost instantly after he was hit by Mr Mockble's Volkswagen Golf.
Judge John Warner, sentencing at Wolverhampton Crown Court, told Mockble he would serve a minimum term of 12 years in jail.
During the trial, the court heard that Mockble drove deliberately into Mr Priest without swerving or braking. He was acting out of revenge for an attack in which one of Mr Priest's friends had launched a pint glass at Mockble's car, the court was told.
There were angry scenes outside the courtroom, with the families of Mockble and Mr Priest hurling abuse and threats at one another. Mr Priest's mother Barbara, who sobbed quietly as her son's killer was sentenced, shouted "justice has been done" as she was ushered out of the court by police family liaison officers.
Mockble's friends and family responded with a raft of insults, threatening to "smash her face in".
The victim's father, Lee Priest, said: "No remorse has been shown by the Mockble family and no regret has been expressed by them. Lee Mockble is the product of his upbringing and the killer of my son shows no respect for others and reflects the family values around him.
"The family should look at themselves and reflect on their actions of the last few weeks. At the end of the day they will get their son back to them in the future, which is something that is forever denied to us."
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