Man dies after being hit by car in London's West End
The 25 year old was hurt on Christmas Day
A man who was among four people hurt when a car hit pedestrians in London's West End on Christmas Day has died in hospital
25-year-old Aidan Chapman was seriously injured in the incident in Shaftesbury Avenue and died on New Year's Eve.
Police said they are treating the death as homicide and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
A kind and loving soul
In a tribute, his parents said: "The loss of our beautiful son is a parent's worst nightmare, we are utterly devastated with the loss of Aidan, he enriched everyone's lives.
"He was a loving, kind, funny soul and the world is a darker place without him.
"We, his parents, have lost the best part of ourselves."
Detective Chief Inspector Wayne Jolley, from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, said:
“Our thoughts are with the victim’s friends and family at this difficult time. My team are continuing to conduct enquiries to establish all the facts surrounding the circumstances, however it has been confirmed as an isolated incident which is not terror-related.
“We would appeal to anyone who holds any CCTV or dash cam or mobile phone footage of the incident to come forward as well as anyone else who might have had contact with the suspect that evening.”
A 30-year-old man appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, 27 December charged with four counts of attempted murder, causing serious injury by driving whilst disqualified, driving a motor vehicle dangerously and possession of a bladed article in a public place.
He was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Friday, 24 January.
The Met say the charges will be reviewed by the court following the death of Aidan Chapman.
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