"A driver who killed a man and mowed down others in a drink-fuelled rampage in London's West End on Christmas Day has been jailed for life for murder and attempted murder. During his trial in December, the Old Bailey heard how Anthony Gilheaney, 32, deliberately drove his Mercedes into a gay couple, a pair of friends and another man on Shaftesbury Avenue, following an evening of drinking and fighting."
"One of the men, Aidan Chapman, 25, was thrown into the air by the car and died in hospital of catastrophic head injuries on New Year's Eve. Gilheaney, from Harlow, Essex, was also convicted of wounding with intent and causing grievous bodily harm. He was sentenced to a minimum of 37 years. Met Police Gilheaney was cleared of attempting to murder a third man but was convicted of the alternative charge of causing him grievous bodily harm with intent."
Anthony Gilheaney, 32, drove his Mercedes into multiple people on Shaftesbury Avenue on Christmas Day after an evening of drinking and fighting. One victim, Aidan Chapman, 25, was thrown into the air and died in hospital of catastrophic head injuries on New Year's Eve. Gilheaney, from Harlow, Essex, was convicted of murder, attempted murder, wounding with intent and causing grievous bodily harm and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 37 years. He was cleared of attempting to murder a third man but convicted of causing him grievous bodily harm with intent. Gilheaney said he lost control after being attacked and did not intend to hurt anyone.
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