Even more laughable when it's women dying. ... knock a man off his bicycle, and it's 20 years , though...
Australia - Melissa Hoskins, 32, Olympian cyclist, struck & killed by ute, husband Rohan Dennis arrested and charged - Medindie, SA, 30 Dec 2023
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We all know how convicted people can appeal the decision, well, so can the DPP.. they can appeal the courts decision, also, on the grounds of it being too weak, or insufficient, or not applicable to the seriousness of the crime, etc.. it does happen. ...... not sayin it will happen, but there is provision for this scenario.
“Police allege Dennis was behind the wheel of a dark grey Volkswagen Amarok when Ms Hoskins was struck on December 30, 2023 about 8pm outside their leafy home in Adelaide’s inner north.
It has now come to light that Ms Hoskins was chasing Dennis’ ute before the tragedy unfolded, The Australian reports.
According to the bombshell report, Ms Hoskins jumped on the bonnet of the car as Dennis departed the family home in Medindie.
It has been alleged CCTV footage then showed Ms Hoskins running beside the vehicle before she was struck and injured after reaching for a door handle.
The 32-year-old suffered serious injuries in the incident and paramedics took her to Royal Adelaide Hospital for further treatment. She died at the hospital.“
It has now come to light that Ms Hoskins was chasing Dennis’ ute before the tragedy unfolded, The Australian reports.
According to the bombshell report, Ms Hoskins jumped on the bonnet of the car as Dennis departed the family home in Medindie.
It has been alleged CCTV footage then showed Ms Hoskins running beside the vehicle before she was struck and injured after reaching for a door handle.
The 32-year-old suffered serious injuries in the incident and paramedics took her to Royal Adelaide Hospital for further treatment. She died at the hospital.“
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And why would she do that?“Police allege Dennis was behind the wheel of a dark grey Volkswagen Amarok when Ms Hoskins was struck on December 30, 2023 about 8pm outside their leafy home in Adelaide’s inner north.
It has now come to light that Ms Hoskins was chasing Dennis’ ute before the tragedy unfolded, The Australian reports.
According to the bombshell report, Ms Hoskins jumped on the bonnet of the car as Dennis departed the family home in Medindie.
It has been alleged CCTV footage then showed Ms Hoskins running beside the vehicle before she was struck and injured after reaching for a door handle.
The 32-year-old suffered serious injuries in the incident and paramedics took her to Royal Adelaide Hospital for further treatment. She died at the hospital.“
We will never know but I suspect he was trying to drive away with her children in the car.
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I know running alongside a vehicle when I'm angry and confrontational is entirely something I did as a younger and more volatile person. There wouldn't necessarily need to be kids involved. But I guess we'll never know.
Those cases were premeditated murder - very different. There's no allegations in this case that there is any forethought to this senseless and stupid act.
On the contrary, Mr Dennis has admitted to reckless driving, the definition of such is, Dennis admitted to driving a motor vehicle without lawful excuse when Ms Hoskins was on or in proximity to the vehicle, knowing that act was likely to cause harm to another and being recklessly indifferent to whether such harm was caused.
Recklessly indifferent . Required premeditation. Choice. Decision. Stupid, yes, senseless, no. There was a decision making process involved. Which is why , obviously, he has pled guilty, since the Accident Reconstruction must have shown this element of reckless indifference.
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I guess that, legally, premeditation can be minutes or seconds. A bad choice before an act.
Do I continue to strangle this person knowing that they may die, or do I stop?
Or, in this case, do I drive away with the risk that I may harm my wife, or do I stop the vehicle?
Do I continue to strangle this person knowing that they may die, or do I stop?
Or, in this case, do I drive away with the risk that I may harm my wife, or do I stop the vehicle?
How Olympian Rohan Dennis' wife fled him two years before she died
Two years before she was fatally struck by her husband's car near their Adelaide home, Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins was living in a European town where a bizarre and violent attack happened.
www.dailymail.co.uk
“…the bizarre attack on a Spanish mountain road two years before champion cyclist Rohan Dennis fatally struck his Olympic hero wife Melissa Hopkin”
Woah!
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I still can’t understand how the poor woman could have swung up on to the hood under her own steam, the car wasn’t stopped, no assistance given…the Spanish incident…appalling behaviour.
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The Spanish incident was not them. The DM article says so. And we had also discovered earlier in the thread that the involved man was 29 years old, and Dennis was 31 at the time.
From the DM article linked above ...
The only problem was that it wasn't true. While Andorran police and media reported that it was an Australian professional cyclist who was arrested and charged, it was not Dennis.
What we discovered earlier ...
Rohan Dennis (born 28 May 1990) - Link
The identity of the rider has not been revealed, but state broadcaster RTVA reports that he is Australian, while Poble Andorrà reports it is a 29-year-old.
Rider arrested for domestic abuse in Andorra
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Alright I apologise for lack of reading comprehension.
It seems like the culture of the Sport is not healthy for relationships and that needs to be addressed, rather than protecting and covering up bad behaviour after the fact.
It seems like the culture of the Sport is not healthy for relationships and that needs to be addressed, rather than protecting and covering up bad behaviour after the fact.
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No lack of reading comprehension, @Ooohm. The DM article made it sound as if it was Rohan Dennis and stuck that little sentence in - which could be easily missed. Some of us already knew it wasn't him because we had come across the info earlier.
Rohan is known for his bad temper in cycling. It is easy to see how that temper may have continued in his regular life.
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Coincidentally I have just been reading that Oscar Pistorious has a new beau now he is released from prison. Sorry I don’t know how to add a link
This illustrates so much about the situation - if it was an "accident" you would definitely stop to give aid. She was not able to tell her story and we can only hear his - but this fact calls out so loudly his attitude towards her. He ran over his wife and did not help. IMO
“Dennis admitted to driving a motor vehicle without lawful excuse when Ms Hoskins was on or in proximity to the vehicle, knowing that act was likely to cause harm to another and being recklessly indifferent to whether such harm was caused.
Dennis will now face sentencing at the District Court.
His next appearance in court is booked for January 24 and he remains on bail.”
Dennis will now face sentencing at the District Court.
His next appearance in court is booked for January 24 and he remains on bail.”
Yep! You got me on that one
So there was premeditation of sorts, was it not enough to prove manslaughter? Would be interesting to know why; still suspect the state couldn't be confident to prove motive. Whereas they have a guaranteed win with his plea on the reckless driving.
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