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Ellie Crabbe

Driver who murdered man and hurt others in Christmas Day rampage jailed for life

Anthony Gilheaney has been jailed for his Christmas Day rampage in 2024 (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Archive)

A driver who killed a man and mowed down others with a car in a drink-fuelled rampage in London’s West End on Christmas Day in 2024 has been jailed for life.

Anthony Gilheaney, 32, was handed a minimum sentence of 37 years for the violent and unprovoked attacks he launched against five people in the early hours of December 25 2024, including using his high-powered Mercedes to hit and kill 25-year-old Aidan Chapman.

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