"Mr Waihrich told jurors he made eye contact with Mr Gilheaney as the defendant drove at them a second time, while Mr Basbus-Garcia lay unconscious and "covered in blood". "I remember it vividly 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," Mr Waihrich said."
"They came across the defendant who was standing in the middle of the road while shirtless and shouting so waited until the defendant got back into his car and drove off. Mr Waihrich then described the car reversing "at very high speed", causing panic among pedestrians. As people scrambled for safety, the couple became separated and Mr Basbus-Garcia was hit and thrown to the ground."
Anthony Gilheaney, 30, is accused of mowing down five pedestrians in London's West End in the early hours of 25 December 2024, killing 25-year-old Aidan Chapman and seriously injuring four others. Prosecutors allege the attacks were drink-fuelled and included attempts to murder Marcelo Basbus-Garcia and his partner Miguel Waihrich, who were hit twice by the car. Waihrich made eye contact with the driver as the vehicle drove at them a second time while Basbus-Garcia lay unconscious and covered in blood. Witnesses reported the defendant shirtless and shouting in the road before reversing "at very high speed". Gilheaney denies murder, attempted murder, grievous bodily harm and wounding.
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