A 26-year-old Jurby man has been handed a suspended sentence after a road rage incident.

Luke Geoffrey Pickup, of The Threshold, admitted affray after he pulled a motorcyclist from his bike and hit him.

High Bailiff Jayne Hughes sentenced Pickup to three months in custody, suspended for one year.

We previously reported how, on July 5 at 7.39pm, Pickup was driving a Vauxhall Zafira on Queen’s Promenade in Ramsey.

He was behind a man who was riding a Honda motorcycle.

Pickup overtook the man and was said to have narrowly missed hitting the bike.

The rider pulled over and Pickup also stopped.

Pickup was then said to have approached the man shouting.

He then pulled the man off the bike and tried to pull his helmet off.

Pickup struck the man in the head and neck area but the man managed to escape with his helmet still on.

Pickup went back to his car but shouted: ’You’re going to die.’

He was arrested but told police he acted in self defence.

Witnesses said they felt in danger as they saw the incident unfold in case Pickup turned his anger on them.

Defence advocate Stephen Wood said that, at the time of the offence, his client had been suffering from mental health issues which resulted in him being hospitalised.

’He has made very significant steps forward in terms of his mental health,’ said the advocate.

’We would ask the court to impose a sentence that allows him to continue his recovery.’

Last week, at the Court of General Gaol, Pickup was sentenced to five weeks in custody suspended for 12 months for assisting an offender after he drove a disqualified driver away from the scene of an accident. The latest suspended sentence will run concurrently.