A suspect has appeared in court and been charged with murder after a pedestrian was hit by a car and died.
Multiple pedestrians were injured when a red Vauxhall Astra mounted a kerb and struck a group of people in Arnold Market Place.
Tyler Fairman was one of those pedestrians and sustained life-threatening injuries during the collision at 1.12 am on Saturday (9 May).
The 26-year-old was immediately rushed to hospital for treatment but, despite the best efforts of medical professionals, was sadly pronounced dead on Tuesday night (12 May).
Suspect Duane Anthony was arrested hours after the incident before initially being charged with five counts of attempted murder on Monday morning (11 May).
Having remained in custody since then, Anthony was today (29 June) called before Nottingham Crown Court for a pre-trial preparation hearing, where he was read an updated list of charges against him and asked to enter a plea.
The 40-year-old denied a charge of murdering Tyler Fairman, as well as multiple counts of attempted murder against five other people and a further count of driving while disqualified.
Anthony, of Marton Road, Bulwell, has been remanded into custody following today’s hearing and will remain there until his next appearance at Nottingham Crown Court on 2 September. A trial date for Anthony has also been set at the same court for 7 October.
Detective Chief Inspector Ruby Burrow, who is leading the investigation for Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“We can confirm today that suspect Duane Anthony has now been charged with murder and five counts of attempted murder.
“Tyler’s family remain in our thoughts and continue to be supported by specially trained police officers.
“As previously mentioned, I’d again ask people to respect the family’s request for privacy at this difficult time and remind people not to speculate about the incident, as criminal proceedings are active.
“At this stage, I would like to thank the entire investigative team for their efforts in the days since this incident to secure these charges.”
