The court heard Anthony Gilheany, who was previously charged with attempted murder, will now be charged with murder (Picture: Rex)
A Mercedes driver has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of killing one pedestrian and seriously injuring three others in London’s West End on Christmas Day.
Anthony Gilheaney, 30, is said to have mowed down four men in the area of Shaftesbury Avenue in an E-Class while banned from the roads.
One of the injured men, Aidan Chapman, 25, died in hospital on New Year’s Eve.
Gilheaney was originally charged with four counts of attempted murder, possession of a bladed article, and causing serious injury while driving while disqualified.
However, following the death of Mr Chapman, he will be formally charged with his murder.
On Tuesday, Gilheaney appeared at the Old Bailey by video-link from Belmarsh Prison for a preliminary hearing before Judge Mark Lucraft KC.
One of the injured men, Aidan Chapman, 25, died in hospital on New Year’s Eve (Picture: Metropolitan Police)
The scene on Shaftesbury Avenue in central London after the collision (Picture: PA)
The judge set a timetable for the case, with a plea hearing on March 28 and a provisional trial before a High Court judge at the Old Bailey from December 1.
Gilheaney, from Harlow in Essex, spoke only to confirm his identity and was remanded into custody.
Following Mr Chapman’s death, his parents said in a statement that the loss of their son was ‘a parent’s worst nightmare’.
They said: ‘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.’
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