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Car attack in Soho, London, England

2024 Soho car attack
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 / 51.511472; -0.133417
Date	December 25, 2024; 17 days ago (2024-12-25) 00:45 a.m. (GMT)
Attack type	Vehicle-ramming, traffic collision
Weapons	Unspecified car
Deaths	0
Injured	4
Accused	Anthony Gilheaney
Charges	4 counts of attempted murder 4 counts of causing serious injury by driving while disqualified Driving a motor vehicle dangerously Possession of a bladed article in a public place

At 00:45 a.m. on December 25, 2024, Christmas Day, a car 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.

A 31-year-old man named Anthony Gilheaney from Harlow, Essex 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.' 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.

References

"Soho: Man charged after car driven into people on Christmas Day". BBC News. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
^ Media, P. A. (25 December 2024). "Man arrested after pedestrians hit by car in London's West End". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 December 2024.

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