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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

Man who mowed down London pedestrians on Christmas Day convicted of murder

Two officers stand behind police tape on a street with police cars in the background
A police cordon on Shaftesbury Avenue after the attack on Christmas Day 2024. Photograph: Seiya Tanase/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

A man who turned his car into a weapon as he launched a series of hate-filled homophobic and racist attacks on Christmas Day last year in central London has been convicted of murder.

Anthony Gilheaney, 31, was drunk when he mounted the pavement with his Mercedes and repeatedly targeted people to run over.

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