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2024 Soho car attack

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2024 Soho car attack
The location of the attack, Shaftesbury Avenue, in 2016
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Attack type
Vehicle-ramming, traffic collision
WeaponsMercedes-Benz E-Class
Deaths0
Non-fatal injuries
4
AccusedAnthony Gilheaney
Charges
  • 4 counts of attempted murder
  • 4 counts of causing serious injury by driving while disqualified
  • Driving a motor vehicle dangerously
  • Possession of a bladed article in a public place

At 00:45 a.m. on 25 December 2024, on Christmas Day, a Mercedes-Benz E-Class was driven into four pedestrians along the wrong side of the road of Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho in Westminster, London, England, with one pedestrian left in critical condition.[1]

A 31-year-old man named Anthony Gilheaney from Harlow, Essex, was arrested as a suspect and charged with 4 counts of attempted murder. The Metropolitan Police stated that they were not treating the incident as terror-related and that the suspect was involved in an altercation at a nightclub prior to the attack.[2] He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on the 27th of December and is remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 24 January 2025.[2]

See also

References

  1. Lindsay, Anna (2024-12-27). "Soho: Man charged after car driven into people on Christmas Day". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Man arrested after pedestrians hit by car in London's West End". The Guardian. 2024-12-25. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-27.


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