Woman charged after car driven into pedestrians in central London
The Crown Prosecution Service has today announced that Gabrielle Carrington, 29, has been charged with attempted murder after three pedestrians were struck by a car in central London in the early hours of Sunday morning.
David Malone, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor in London North said:
“The Crown Prosecution Service has decided to prosecute Gabrielle Carrington with attempted murder, dangerous driving, driving under the influence of alcohol, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and grievous bodily harm following an incident where a car hit three pedestrians in Argyll Street, central London at approximately 430am on Sunday 19 April.
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to charge the defendant and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings.
“We have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police as they have carried out their investigation.”
“Ms Carrington will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 21 April.
“We remind all concerned that proceedings against the defendant are active and she has the right to a fair trial.
“It is vital that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in anyway prejudice these proceedings.”
Notes to editors
- Gabrielle Carrington [6.11.1996] is from Manchester
- She has been charged with:
- Attempt murder - victim aged 1 year or over
- Section 18 - grievous bodily harm with intent
- Drive a motor vehicle dangerously
- Drive motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit
- Assault a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm
- The function of the CPS is not to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for a criminal court to consider.
- The CPS assessment of any case is not in any sense a finding of, or implication of, any guilt or criminal conduct. It is not a finding of fact, which can only be made by a court, but rather an assessment of what it might be possible to prove to a court, in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.