A woman has been convicted of deliberately trying to run over a cyclist and demolishing the front of a beauty salon in a road rage row.

A jury found Natalie Pyne, 31, had aimed her white Audi Q7 at Simon Edgley. She had five children in the car.

She clipped Mr Edgley and went through the bay window of the Park Salon in Park Road, Kingston, causing more than £25,000 worth of damage.

His bicycle was left mangled after the attack but he escaped with minor injuries.

Pyne was found guilty of attempted grievous bodily harm, dangerous driving and damaging property in the incident in June last year.

She claimed the car had malfunctioned but traffic officer Pc Peter Traylor told Kingston crown court he could find “no fault” with Pyne’s “very powerful” car.

Witness Louisa Morris described hearing loud revs and tyre squeals before seeing Mr Edgley “roll over the bonnet and come off the side” of the car.

She said: “There seemed to be an argument about a potential collision. It all happened very fast. The cyclist was hit by the front of the car and pushed off his bike.”

Prosecutor James Lofthouse said: “[Pyne] intended to cause Mr Edgley very serious harm. She was reckless. She got back into the car, in anger, the red mist descended and she chose to drive into Mr Edgley.”

Pyne, who has a previous conviction for dangerous driving while over the alcohol limit, was bailed until November 6 for a pre-sentence report. She was given an immediate interim disqualification order.