• Thanks. It doesn't sound to me as if this is a case where only a lesser charge is being considered. He is being charged with six counts of attempted murder.

    Essex Police said in a statement the Loughton man, 51, has also been arrested on six counts of attempted murder and one of causing death by dangerous driving.

    [...]

    Chief Superintendent Tracey Harman told reporters on Monday night: ‘We believe that the collision was deliberate and as such we have launched a murder investigation.

    ‘We are investigating whether or not this incident may have been connected with another incident nearby.’

    I imagine a murder charge may follow depending on the investigation. I don't know why it hasn't come yet. Perhaps there's a technical reason for that.

    RIP Harley Watson, so desperately unlucky. The heart sinks.

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