Moment 'dangerous' man runs over woman he was 'obsessed with' before attacking her with baseball bat he'd bought the day before
A 'dangerous' man ran over an innocent woman he was 'obsessed with' and attacked her with a baseball bat he'd purchased the day before.Chilling CCTV captures Lawrence Worville, 51, driving his silver Volkswagen Polo into a woman, who he knew, on Chanterlands Avenue in Hull in May 2025.Footage shows how Worville accelerated towards the unsuspecting woman as she walked down the street.He is then seen stepping out of his car and approaching the woman before striking her at least five times with a baseball bat he had purchased the day before from a sports shop.Three men came to the woman's aid and were seen pulling Worville away from her, detaining him until officers arrive at the scene.Worville also threatened to hit the brave passersby with the bat as they awaited police. The woman suffered serious injuries including a severely broken leg, a head injury, and a broken finger. Yesterday Worville, of Hull, was found guilty of attempted murder by a jury following a three–day trial at Hull Crown Court. Worville, 51, of Hull, was found guilty of attempted murder following a three–day trial at Hull Crown Court Worville purchased a baseball bat the day before from a sports shop, CCTV footage showedHe previously pleaded guilty to a string of other charges including burglary, possession of an offensive weapon, driving whilst disqualified, and breach of a restraining order.Officers received a call shortly before 7.30am on May 7, 2025 to reports that a woman had been struck by someone believed to be known to her.Emergency services rushed to the incident and the woman was taken to hospital with serious injuries.A man in his 50s, later identified as Worville, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder.Investigating officers conducted house-to-house enquiries, analysed CCTV footage and searched Worville's property, where they found a number of handwritten notes.Enquiries also established that Worville was disqualified from driving at the time, and had no insurance.He was charged with attempted murder, driving whilst disqualified, using a motor vehicle on a road or public place without insurance, possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, and breach of a restraining order.In June 2025 he was also charged with burglary after extensive CCTV enquiries uncovered he had broken into a business premises the night before the attack. Footage shows him stepping out of his car and rushing over to the woman, where he strikes her at least five times with a baseball bat Three men can later be seen pulling Worville away from the woman and they detained him until officers arrived at the sceneThis was to steal redirection letters in an attempt to find out where the woman had moved to, the court heard.Worville will be sentenced on July 9.Following the verdict, Detective Inspector Helen Collier from Humberside Police's Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Investigation Team, said: 'Worville is a cruel and calculating man who set out that day armed with two weapons – his car and a baseball bat – to cause fear, alarm, and attempt to kill an innocent woman he knew.'In his obsession with her, he sought her out the day before by committing a burglary at a business premises to find out where she had moved to.'In the sinister footage we have released upon guilty verdict today, you can also see him purchase a baseball bat just before the incident.'He then ploughed into her with his car, speeding up as he got closer to her as she was walking down the street before repeatedly assaulting her causing serious injuries to her body.'All of which she is still bravely recovering from, both mentally and physically, even today.'I would like to thank the members of the public who came to the woman's aid that day and heroically intervened, restraining Worville until police arrived at the scene to arrest him, despite being threatened by Worville wielding a bat themselves.'Worville then refused to admit that he went out that day with the intent to kill her, instead claiming grievous bodily harm.'This charge was not accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), and the indictment of attempted murder was brought forward, meaning Worville forced the woman to endure the terrifying details all over again during the trial.'This is not only cruel, but cowardly.'Worville is a dangerous, conniving individual who subjected a woman to an unimaginable attack which left her spending ten days in hospital.'I am pleased a jury have found Worville guilty of attempted murder, but by no means does this take away the trauma and pain the woman will continue to face on a daily basis as she tries to navigate through life on what will be a long journey of physical and emotional recovery.'Violent crime will never be tolerated in our communities, and we will do everything we can to seek justice for victims to ensure our residents feel safe and criminals are punished.'
