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[–] Veserr@sh.itjust.works 124 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

British media is not allowed to disclose his name.

Millionaire banker. Lives in West London. Former army officer. Related to Royalty.

It could be this guy:

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-2438691/Descendant-Queen-Victoria-Nicholas-Brandram-crashes-Harley-Davidson-London-cyclist.html?ico=news%5Eheadlines

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 80 points 1 week ago

Was 31 in 2013 when he ran over that woman, so he'd be about 44 right now - The same age as the man they just arrested.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I wonder who else he's tried to kill.

[–] Delascas@feddit.uk 16 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Well, if it is him, he's got form . . . he was convicted of failing to stop after hitting a cyclist.

https://www.stephensons.co.uk/site/blog/personal-injury-blog/road_traffic_act

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago

Rides a Harley in London? Sounds like a real cunt.

[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] errer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

Yep, that’s the sound it made

[–] voicesarefree@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I’m missing why they reopened the case after closing it in 2018. It didn’t take them eight years to get the CCTV footage, did it?

[–] Gormadt@slrpnk.net 20 points 1 week ago

Probably made someone mad so they're reopening it out of spite.

[–] couldhavebeenyou@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago

Theatre play

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Somebody with that much disregard for the lives of others shouldn’t be allowed to live in our society until they are thoroughly rehabilitated.

[–] Pollo_Jack@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or we could use our limited resources to help those in need that want help and simply end this guy.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Slippery slope. Kill everybody who has hurt or attempted to hurt somebody else? Or only the rich white ones?

[–] breezeblock@lemmy.ca 23 points 1 week ago

Complete psychopaths

[–] Uranus_Hz@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago

“Arrested”, but will get away with it.

Because money.

[–] WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today 14 points 1 week ago

It's not like they won't get a slap on the wrist at best once the public has moved on to something else & forgotten about it.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sounds like a real private banker, to use rhyming slang.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

A total Thomas Tanker?

[–] CyroSignal@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

That's generally what arrested means, yes

[–] DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

If it is him, hang the cunt.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

At least she can sue him for serious money and expect to actually extract it from him.

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

What was the Bus Factor on that woman?

Not sure if random psycho or a premeditated attack - Pushing people in front of buses is the British equivalent of Russian Defenestration.