A former Herefordshire resident, once honored as a hero for rescuing a woman during a blaze, has been sentenced to prison for the death of his wife.
Andrew Erickson, age 46, who was commended in 1987 for saving a mother trapped in a fire at Steensbridge, received a seven-year sentence at Cardiff Crown Court this week.
Erickson, formerly from Humber Close, Steensbridge, admitted to manslaughter after running over his wife Fiona with his vehicle.
He also acknowledged pulling her from the car after she broke the rearview mirror and indicator arm while they were stationary on a roundabout.
Now residing at Banwell Court, Thornhill, Cwmbran, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of provocation during an earlier hearing, having previously claimed the incident was an accident.
Fiona Erickson, aged 47, was discovered gravely injured in the street in Cwmbran at 1am on July 7 of the previous year.
The couple had married the year before and had been together for about two years beforehand.
Erickson’s earlier claim to fame involved fighting his way into a burning building to save an unconscious mother in Humber Close, Steensbridge, back in October 1987.
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United States
- based on first and surname
62.7%
confidence
First-name region
UK
United States
38.1%
Surname region
UK
United States
87.3%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
A former Herefordshire resident, once honored as a hero for rescuing a woman during a blaze, has been sentenced to prison for the death of his wife. Andrew Erickson, age 46, who was commended in 1987 for saving a mother trapped in a fire...
Prison sentence
A former Herefordshire resident, once honored as a hero for rescuing a woman during a blaze, has been sentenced to prison for the death of his wife
