Horrifying footage shows moment 'calculating' man mows down woman and attacks her with baseball bat
Police have released horrifying footage showing the moment a man mowed down a woman with her car - before getting out and beating her with a baseball bat he had bought the day before.
Lawrence Worville was pictured on CCTV calmly buying the baseball bat from a store the day before he attacked the woman as she made her way to work on May 7, 2025.
The 51-year-old had broken into a business premises the night before the attack to steal redirection letters in an attempt to find out where the woman had moved to, so he could target her the following day.
He then carried out the ‘cruel and calculating’ attack on the woman using a silver Volkswagen Polo on Chanterlands Avenue near to the junction with Lyton Avenue in Hull.
The woman was taken to hospital after the attack, where she was given treatment for serious injuries including a severely broken leg, a head injury, and a broken finger.
An investigation was launched and police arrested Worville at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder.
Detectives searched his home, in Spring Bank West, in Hull, and discovered handwritten notes which connected him to the VW Polo he used in the attack.
CCTV footage also revealed he had bought the baseball bat the day before the attack, and broken into the business premises to steal the letters. It also transpired that Worville was disqualified from driving.
He admitted burglary, possession of an offensive weapon, disqualified driving, and breach of a restraining order in June 2025, but pleaded not guilty to attempted murder.
A trial, lasting three days, ended on Wednesday (Jun 10) with a jury unanimously finding him guilty.
He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on July 9.
Detective Inspector Helen Collier from our Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Investigation Team, who 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.
“Not only this, but 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.”