>A moped rider who filmed himself brutally kicking cyclists off their bikes in south London has been jailed for 18 months.
>Davontay Higgins, 21, the father of a two-year-old child, admitted attacking two riders in separate incidents, at least one of which he posted on social media.
>Judge Georgia Kent told Higgins at Kingston Crown Court on Wednesday afternoon: “These offences taken together are so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified.”
>Defence barrister Tim Banks told the court that Higgins wanted to apologise to his two victims and had broken down crying on Wednesday morning, fearing he would be sent to prison.
>“The defendant is still a young man and was upset for a number of reasons. The obvious one was that he was very concerned about losing his liberty.
>“There is regret and remorse for what he did. The defendant is someone with aspects to his personality, his mental health, which in some way explain, and perhaps to a lesser extent, excuse his actions.