"Anthony Gilheaney, 31, was drunk and when he mounted the pavement with his Mercedes and repeatedly targeted people to run over. He was convicted of the murder of Aiden Chapman, 25, who suffered catastrophic brain injuries after being struck by Gilheaney's car. A couple on their way home from midnight mass were also attacked in the early hours of Christmas Day 2024 in London's West End."
"Waihrich told jurors he made eye contact with Gilheaney as he drove at them a second time, while Basbus-Garcia was unconscious and covered in blood. Waihrich said: I remember his eyes and the position of his hands on the wheel, I remember his face and me crying for him to stop, and he didn't stop. The couple had been to midnight mass in Piccadilly and were on Great Windmill Street when they saw Gilheaney shouting, naked from the waist up."
Anthony Gilheaney, 31, turned his Mercedes into a weapon on Christmas Day in central London, mounting the pavement and repeatedly targeting pedestrians with homophobic and racist intent. Aiden Chapman, 25, suffered catastrophic brain injuries after being struck and was the murder victim. A couple returning from midnight mass were attacked; one man shielded his partner with his body. Four other people suffered serious injuries. The rampage ended after Gilheaney crashed while driving at over 100mph attempting to elude police. Gilheaney was convicted of murder, attempted murder and wounding with intent at the Old Bailey on 19 December.
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