Road rage bully daubs ‘b****’ on footballer’s pregnant wife’s car hours after ‘intimidating’ stand-off outside their home
- Katie Elliott, wife of Steve Elliot, believes the two incidents are connected
- Mrs Elliot said the man in his 60s tried to bully her as she pulled out of her drive
- The Bristol Rovers legend’s wife said the car was sprayed the next morning
Katie Elliott, the pregnant wife of Bristol Rovers legend Steve, has spoken out after she found the word ‘b****’ spray-painted on her car following a ‘road rage’ incident.
Mrs Elliott who is 22-weeks pregnant with the couple’s second child said she felt intimidated after an altercation with a man outside her home in Downend, Bristol, at around 12.30pm on February 25.
The following morning, she came out to find her Range Rover spray-painted with the obscenity, and Mrs Elliott believes the two incidents may be connected.
The 35-year-old is now desperate to find anyone who may have witnessed the incident in the hope that the police can find the culprit.
Katie Elliott (pictured), the pregnant wife of Bristol Rovers legend Steve, had the word ‘b****’ spray-painted on her car after a ‘road rage’ incident in Downend, Bristol
In a post on Facebook, Mrs Elliott said she had an altercation with a 60+ year-old man in what she described as a ‘road rage’ incident as she tried to pull out of her drive, and says the man tied to ‘bully’ her.
Mrs Elliott, who has since had her car cleaned, said: ‘During the day I was trying to get out of my drive and a guy came up the road and wouldn’t stop to let me out. He wanted me to reverse backwards down the road past lots of cars.
‘He kept pushing forward in a very intimidating way. He should have stopped, his options were to go back an inch or go around me. I was trapped unless reversing.
‘He would have seen me swinging out of my drive it was my right of way. He sat there and stared at me and told me to go back to which I told him to go around me; he wouldn’t.
Mrs Elliott who is 22-weeks pregnant said she felt intimidated after an altercation with a man outside her home on February 25. The following morning, she came out to find her Range Rover spray-painted (pictured)
‘He sat there with his arms folded so I did the same. This went on for a few minutes but he was really creepy so I got out my car left it where it was and went inside which forced him to move.
‘He straight away drove around my car once I was inside. He could have done this the whole time it was very weird. It felt like a power trip. My neighbours saw it from the window and said he was very strange and good for me for not backing down.’
Mrs Elliott believes this incident and the vandalism of her car, which happened in the early hours of the following morning, are connected.
Mrs Elliott believes the ‘road-rage’ incident and the vandalism of her car, which happened in the early hours of the following morning, are connected
‘Unfortunately we don’t have number plates and the police have said I need more evidence. He walked past that morning as well about 7am which was also very intimidating and creepy,’ she added.
‘I’ve never seen him before but I do believe he’s local. I want to raise awareness in the area.’
Police are aware of the incident and have encouraged anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward.
Derby County’s Steve Elliott (L) shields the ball from Swansea City’s Steve Watkin during the FA Cup 4th round match at the Vetch Field
A spokesman for Avon and Somerset Police said: ‘We have received a report of criminal damage to a vehicle in Stanbridge Road, in Downend.
‘It is believed the incident occurred between midnight and 2am on Tuesday 25 February.
‘Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call 101. Alternatively, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.’
Steve Elliott, a tough and uncompromising defender, made more than 200 appearances for Rovers from 2004-2010, and was a key part of the 2006/07 promotion-winning team.
Elliott, now 41, began his career at hometown club Derby County and also played for Blackpool, Cheltenham Town and Bath City before retiring in 2015 and has since settled in the Bristol area.