A man who was among four people hurt when a car hit pedestrians in London’s West End on Christmas Day has died in hospital and been named as 25-year-old Aidan Chapman, the Metropolitan Police said.
Aidan Chapman, 25, was seriously injured in the incident in Shaftesbury Avenue and died on New Year’s Eve. Police said they are treating the death as homicide and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
In a tribute, his parents said: “The loss of our beautiful son is a parent’s worst nightmare, we are utterly devastated with the loss of Aidan, he enriched everyone’s lives. He was a loving, kind, funny soul and the world is a darker place without him. We, his parents, have lost the best part of ourselves.”
Anthony Gilheaney, 30, of Harlow in Essex, appeared in court last week charged with four counts of attempted murder and a number of driving offences in relation to the crash and will next appear at the Old Bailey on January 24. The charges will be reviewed following the death of Mr Chapman, the Met said.
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