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A driver who killed one man and injured four others during a drunken spree in London’s West End on Christmas Day has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 37 years.
Anthony Gilheaney, 32, was found guilty in December of murder, attempted murder, intent to cause serious injury, and grievous bodily harm after a court trial.
During the proceedings at the Old Bailey, it was revealed that Gilheaney intentionally drove his powerful Mercedes into a gay couple, two friends, and another individual on Shaftesbury Avenue after a night of drinking and brawling.
One of the victims, 25-year-old Aidan Chapman, was thrown into the air by the vehicle and succumbed to severe head injuries in the hospital on New Year’s Eve.
Although Gilheaney faced accusations of attempting to murder a third individual, the jury convicted him of the lesser charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
Testimony indicated that following his departure from a nightclub, he engaged in racial slurs and struck Arif Khan before exiting the vehicle to launch a physical assault on him.
After being confronted by a group of men who intervened, Gilheaney returned to his car and began driving on sidewalks, first targeting Marcelo Basbus-Garcia and his partner Miguel Waihrich. Subsequently, after just missing a couple with a child in a stroller, he drove across the street and struck Chapman and his friend Tyrone Itorho, as revealed in the trial.
Gilheaney was apprehended in Lincoln’s Inn…
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Publish date : 2026-01-30 17:34:00
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