2024 Soho car attack
| 2024 Soho car attack | |
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.jpg) The location of the attack, Shaftesbury Avenue, in 2016 | |
| Location | Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, City of Westminster, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′41″N 0°08′00″W / 51.511472°N 0.133417°W |
| Date | 25 December 2024 00:45 a.m. (GMT) |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming, traffic collision |
| Weapons | Mercedes-Benz E-Class |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 4 |
| Accused | Anthony Gilheaney |
| Charges |
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At 00:45 a.m. on 25 December 2024, Christmas Day, a Mercedes-Benz E-Class was driven into four pedestrians along the wrong side of the road of Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho in Westminster, London, England, with one pedestrian left in critical condition.[1]
A 31-year-old man named Anthony Gilheaney from Harlow, Essex[2] was arrested as a suspect and charged with 4 counts of attempted murder. The Metropolitan Police stated that they were not treating the incident as terror-related and that the suspect was involved in an altercation at a nightclub prior to the attack.[2] He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on two days after the attack on the 27th and is remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on 24 January 2025.[2]
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- ^ Lindsay, Anna (27 December 2024). "Soho: Man charged after car driven into people on Christmas Day". BBC News. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ a b c "Man arrested after pedestrians hit by car in London's West End". The Guardian. 25 December 2024. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 December 2024.