A businesswoman was jailed for life today for murdering an e-bike rider with whom she was in a 'feud' - by ramming him with her Range Rover.
Zoe Treadwell, 36, took the law into her 'own hands' when she killed Joey Johnstone after chasing him at speeds of up to 75mph on residential roads and knocking him from his bike in April last year.
Mr Johnstone, 28, was one of three men who were 'targeted, located, hunted and then mown down' by Treadwell or others 'doing her bidding'.
In a second 'grim' attack several weeks after the first, Treadwell had an associate - Jonjay Harrison, 25 - pursue her ex-boyfriend, Josh Lovell, and ram him into him with a Mercedes, knocking off passenger Free Jenkins, 30, at the same time.
The 'grudge' was said to have involved numerous people in Bournemouth and first erupted after Treadwell had an acrimonious break-up with Mr Lovell.
The mother-of-three - who was found guilty of murder last month - today received a life sentence with a minimum term of 35 years.
The public gallery at Winchester Crown Court erupted in cheers and clapping when Treadwell's sentence was announced, with one person shouting: 'May you rot in hell, Zoe.'
Treadwell was also convicted of the attempted murder of her former partner, and causing grievous bodily harm with intent against Mr Jenkins in the second incident on May 1.
Mr Jenkins suffered life-changing injuries, including the amputation of part of his leg.
Jonjay Harrison, 25, was also convicted of the same charges against Mr Lovell and Mr Jenkins. He was jailed today for life with a minimum of 32 years.
Sentencing Treadwell, Mr Justice Linden said the fatal smash happened after Mr Johnstone had been 'goading' her by 'cycling in circles' outside her house and she had used the car as a 'weapon'.
But he added: 'Your response was wholly unjustified and disproportionate - you are not entitled to take the law into your own hands, you could have stayed in the house and called the police.'
The judge said of her victim: 'He was much-loved by his family, his death has had a devastating effect on them and the three children who have been left fatherless.'
'You have caused serious and lasting harm to them, no sentence this court can pass can console them for their loss.'
He added: 'You were totally indifferent as to whether Joey Johnstone lived or died, you made no attempt to assist him or summon assistance for him.'
The judge said that Harrison had been described as 'smiling and smiling' during the pursuit and had been paid £1,000 for his involvement.
A victim impact statement read to the court on behalf of Mr Johnstone's partner Sophie Quinn said that their children were 'confused' as to why their 'daddy' was not coming home.
Ms Quinn said their five-year-old daughter shouts 'daddy's home' whenever she hears noise at the door, while their nine-year-old son 'cries himself to sleep'.
Her 11-year-old son - whom Mr Johnstone cared for as if he was his own - pulled out of school after his murder.
She said she had suffered with PTSD, anxiety, depression and insomnia since Mr Johnstone’s death.
Ms Quinn said: ‘On the 9th April, our lives changed for the worse.
‘Joey, going on a bike ride for the evening to never return home, to have my soulmate taken away from me.’
The family were planning to go on a four-week ‘holiday of a lifetime’ in May 2025.
‘At 30 years old, I had to plan the love of my life’s funeral instead of travelling the world as a family,’ she said.
Michelle Rush, Mr Johnstone’s mother, said in a statement that her son was ‘proud as punch to be a father’.
She said: ‘I will finally be at peace when I’m back in the arms of my son.
‘For now, I’m trying to get through this after all that she has destroyed.’
Opening the case for the prosecution last year, Sarah Jones said there was ‘ill-feeling’ between Mr Lovell and his associates and Treadwell and her associates, which led the defendants to think ‘they were entitled to use any methods to instil fear, to teach people a lesson’.
‘They have sought to obliterate their enemies and the weapons with which they chose to do that have been cars,’ she said.
The prosecutor continued: ‘In the early hours of April 9, 2025, and in the afternoon of May 1, 2025, there occurred two horrific collisions - in each instance a car was driven deliberately and with shocking aggression into young men driving e-bikes.
‘The men had been pursued by the vehicles, chased around the streets of East Howe in Bournemouth and then rammed with the vehicles.
‘The consequences were unsurprisingly extremely severe.’
The crash which killed Mr Johnstone happened on April 9 2025 on South Kinson Drive in Bournemouth, when he and a friend were out riding their e-bikes.
Treadwell left her house at 1.44am and soon afterwards a CCTV camera caught a 'chase' which showed her Range Rover travelling at 'wildly inappropriate speeds'.
Mr Johnstone was knocked off and pronounced dead at the scene.
Then, on April 27, Treadwell sent Harrison a message saying 'bring me Josh Lovell too begging' and offered him some cash.
Harrison replied: 'I can get josh easy but got to sort it through someone'.
Harrison was driving a Mercedes on May 1 when he came across Mr Lovell riding a bike with Mr Jenkins on the back and ‘seized the opportunity’ to pursue him at speeds of up to 48mph, the prosecutor said.
Providing mitigation today on behalf of Treadwell, Alisdair Williamson said that she was ‘unable to control impulses in the same way as other people’.
He said that she has worked as a healthcare assistant previously, and in security.
Nick Haggan, defending for Harrison, said that he has a five year old daughter and he will be ‘deprived of the opportunity to see that girl growing up’.
Following the sentencing, Kate Lewis, senior district crown prosecutor of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: ‘These acts represent an appalling disregard for human life.
‘On two separate occasions, a car was used as a weapon against three men, acts that were not accidents but intentional attempts to kill.
‘Tragically, one of these attacks resulted in the loss of a young life, causing immeasurable pain to loved ones and the wider community.
‘Joey Johnstone’s family lost a beloved partner, dad, and friend. Others were left with serious and life-changing injuries. Our thoughts remain with them all.’