Lee Baker’s family said he “will be missed and loved forever”
17:05, 10 Apr 2026Updated 17:06, 10 Apr 2026
Michael Povey (Image: WMP)
A BMW driver who killed a father by driving into him before telling a tissues of lies to police has been jailed for life.
Lee Baker was walking with his brother along Ormscliffe Road, Rednal, around 5.10pm on July 21, 2025, when Michael Povey deliberately drove his powerful motor into the pair.
Fortunately, Lee’s brother managed to jump out of the way but Lee, 28, suffered traumatic head injuries and died.
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Povey, 29, mounted the pavement and hit a front garden wall before running off to avoid capture.
It was then that his lies began as he called 999 claiming that his car had been stolen by a “yob” and that he was “scared to go back around as someone had been hurt”.
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West Midlands Police discovered that Lee and his twin brother, had been walking along Ormscliffe Road, following an argument with three other men.
Unbeknownst to them, Povey had heard about the disagreement and was intent on finding the pair.
Lee Baker(Image: West Midlands Police)
Only minutes after running over Lee, Povey walked past the scene of his crime without the high visibility vest he was wearing.
Povey, of no fixed address, was found guilty of murder on 6 February and had pled guilty to perverting the course of public justice.
Appearing at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday (10 April) he was sentenced to a life imprisonment with a minimum sentence of 20 years.
In tribute to Lee, his family said: “We know Lee has gone and we would love to see him or hold him just one more time, but we can’t.
“He has been taken from us forever. He will be missed and loved forever.”