A man among four pedestrians who were hit by a car in London's West End on Christmas Day has died in hospital, the Metropolitan Police said. They named him Aidan Chapman.
Mr Chapman, 25, died on New Year's Eve after sustaining serious injuries during the incident on Shaftesbury Avenue. Police are treating the death as a homicide and an “isolated non-terrorism related incident” and said an autopsy will be conducted in due course.
Chapman was one of four pedestrians who were hit by a Mercedes-Benz E-Class car driving the wrong way on Shaftesbury Avenue in London's theater district.
Mr Chapman's parents said: “Losing our beautiful son is a parent's worst nightmare. We are completely devastated by the loss of Aidan. He enriched everyone's lives. ” he said. He was a loving, kind, and funny person, and the world is a darker place without him. We, his parents, lost the best part of ourselves. ”
Anthony Gilheaney, 30, from Harlow, Essex, appeared in court last week charged with four counts of attempted murder, driving while disqualified resulting in serious injury and possessing a knife in a public place, among other charges related to the crash. . He is scheduled to appear at the Old Bailey on January 24th.
The charges will be reconsidered after Chapman's death, the Met said.
