A man has been charged with four counts of attempted murder after a car ploughed into pedestrians on Christmas morning. Police were called just before 1am on December 25 after the driver was seen driving on the wrong side of the road on Shaftesbury Avenue, central London.

Driver charged with attempted murder after four injured in Shaftesbury Avenue 'attack' on Christmas Day - Anthony Gilheaney is accused of trying to kill four people on Shaftesbury Avenue on Christmas

Four people have been hurt, including one seriously, after a motorist allegedly drove a car on the wrong side of Shaftesbury Avenue, a busy road in the West End of London

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a car struck four pedestrians in London’s West End in the early hours of Christmas Day. One victim remains in critical condition in hospital following the incident at 12.45am on Wednesday in Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Garden, the heart of the capital’s theatre district.

A man has appeared in court charged with four counts of attempted murder after pedestrians were hit by a car in London's West End on Christmas Day. The car was travelling on the wrong side of the road in Shaftesbury Avenue,

A man has been charged with attempted murder after pedestrians were hit by a car in central London on Christmas Day.

A man has been charged with four counts of attempted murder after four pedestrians were hit by a car in London’s West End on Christmas Day. Anthony Gilheaney, 30, has also been charged with causing serious injury by driving whilst disqualified,

The suspect was arrested within minutes of the violent attack in the early hours of Christmas Day in central London, said Met Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy said.

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