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22/10/2012
Man Charged With Murder In Cardiff Hit And Run
A 31-year-old man has been charged with murder and 13 counts of attempted murder following a series of hit-and-run collisions in Cardiff on Friday afternoon.
Police have the as yet unnamed man was also charged with four counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, and dangerous driving.
He will appear at Cardiff magistrates' court on Monday morning for the murder 31-year-old Karina Menzies, who was killed on Friday when she was hit by a van outside Ely fire station.
The incident is believed to have begun at about 3.30pm near the City of Cardiff Stadium in Leckwith, to the west of the city centre. Witnesses claimed there was a violent row and a white van drove off at speed, hitting a woman as it left the scene. It is believed the van headed further west towards the suburb of Ely.
Other witnesses describe seeing the van deliberately targeting people walking on the pavement. A number of children are believed to among the injured.
Superintendent Julian Williams, of South Wales police, said: "Whether the actions were deliberate or reckless is a matter for the inquiry and the person will obviously be spoken to."
Williams could not confirm whether pedestrians had been deliberately targeted.
"It is a complicated series of incidents which we are trying to piece together. It is a tragic event," Williams said.
Meanwhile, hundreds of people gathered on Sunday night for a service at the Church of the Resurrection in Ely, while about 200 people visited the scene of Menzies's death to hold a minute's silence.
(H/CD)
Police have the as yet unnamed man was also charged with four counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, and dangerous driving.
He will appear at Cardiff magistrates' court on Monday morning for the murder 31-year-old Karina Menzies, who was killed on Friday when she was hit by a van outside Ely fire station.
The incident is believed to have begun at about 3.30pm near the City of Cardiff Stadium in Leckwith, to the west of the city centre. Witnesses claimed there was a violent row and a white van drove off at speed, hitting a woman as it left the scene. It is believed the van headed further west towards the suburb of Ely.
Other witnesses describe seeing the van deliberately targeting people walking on the pavement. A number of children are believed to among the injured.
Superintendent Julian Williams, of South Wales police, said: "Whether the actions were deliberate or reckless is a matter for the inquiry and the person will obviously be spoken to."
Williams could not confirm whether pedestrians had been deliberately targeted.
"It is a complicated series of incidents which we are trying to piece together. It is a tragic event," Williams said.
Meanwhile, hundreds of people gathered on Sunday night for a service at the Church of the Resurrection in Ely, while about 200 people visited the scene of Menzies's death to hold a minute's silence.
(H/CD)
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