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A mobile caterer ran over a business rival after he refused to stop operating in a Cornish town.

Benjamin John Harbour, 38, drove his car into Scot Weller at Pennygillam Industrial Estate in Launceston in June of last year.

Harbour, from Tavistock, was sentenced at Bodmin Magistrates’ Court last week after previously admitting driving without due care and attention and common assault.

As punishment Harbour, who operated under the name The Scran Van, was made subject of a community order consisting of a four-month 5pm to 7am curfew. He was also told by magistrates to pay costs and a victim surcharge.

The victim, Mr Weller, has now shared footage of the incident to show the public what he was subjected to at the hands of the defendant.

The clip shows the two verbally exchanging views before menacing Harbour gets into his van and then drives into Mr Weller as he films the events.

Explaining the culmination of the row, Mr Weller said: “I run Over the Top Cornish Pasties in Callington. We’re a small family business and looked to expand by delivering to homes and businesses.

“He (Harbour) also had a food van and would drive into the industrial estate, sound his horn and people would come out.

“He sold completely different types of food to us so we never considered ourselves rivals but then me and my staff started receiving messages saying we should leave Launceston.

“We didn’t think much of it but the messages kept coming and there was also negative feedback left online. I just carried on as I didn’t want to be intimidated.”

Mr Weller then went on to detail the day in question.

He added: “I was delivering to a garage and saw him pull up behind me. Police had told me to film anything that happened and when he saw the camera he became aggressive.

“He got into his van and drove at me. Luckily I only scraped my elbow and knee but it could have been a lot worse.”

Mr Weller said that after the incident he and his colleagues stopped delivering to Launceston as they didn’t believe it was safe to do so.

He said: “He’s a bully and I want people to know to keep away. We stopped delivering to Launceston but I wasn’t going to stop the court case.

“In the end he pleaded guilty and luckily our business is doing well. It’s crazy with non-stop orders and we can’t keep up. We’ve got nine members of staff in our third year and we might start delivering to Launceston again now if the demand is there.”