Rohan Dennis Charged

[foo on patrol]

WTH!

https://www.scrilnow.com/thespotlight/r ... 40813.html

Foo

[warthog1]

Nothing good to say there if that is in any way accurate.

Just saw it on the news

[redsonic]

I'm wondering how that could have been accidental? I guess we'll have to wait for details to emerge, but sounds horrific.

[MichaelB]

Holy hell Batman !

The 33-year-old former professional cyclist was later arrested and charged with causing death by dangerous driving, driving without due care and endangering life.

https://amp.9news.com.au/article/a0c474 ... deee19dccd

Has been bailed and due to appear back in court on March 13 2024

Thought go to Melissa Hoskins family and their two children.

[g-boaf]

That's quite shocking.

Condolences to the Hoskins family.

[AUbicycles]

This is a real shock, Melissa was such an accomplished rider and now the kids have no mum.

[Mububban]

No good scenarios here. Either it was deliberate, which is all too common, or it was accidental and he and the kids have got to live with the fact that dad killed mum

[familyguy]

Really awful.

Some of the reporting around this has been really terrible. Not just in content, but in language and background information given during reports. Mentioning his competitive history while Melissa's history gets ignored. Just that she was a mother of their two kids. What's relevant and what's not? Needs to improve, like so much reporting of almost anything nowadays.

[g-boaf]

Really awful.

Some of the reporting around this has been really terrible. Not just in content, but in language and background information given during reports. Mentioning his competitive history while Melissa's history gets ignored. Just that she was a mother of their two kids. What's relevant and what's not? Needs to improve, like so much reporting of almost anything nowadays.

This report opens with her competitive history:
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cycling/cy ... 5eufn.html

Even the page URL says she was an Olympian.

[familyguy]

True. Some, not all. Channel 9 mentioned it, too.

[AUbicycles]

With regard to the charges, it doesn’t provide any clarity on what happened. Headlines are suggestive but article content confirms limited information is available.

[Retrobyte]

True. Some, not all. Channel 9 mentioned it, too.

The ABC news highlighted her being a two time Olympian and didn't even mention his record.

[Mike Ayling]

True. Some, not all. Channel 9 mentioned it, too.

The ABC news highlighted her being a two time Olympian and didn't even mention his record.

Different media outlets attach importance to different items!

Wait for the Court case.

[Mr Purple]

Wait for the Court case.

Probably the best advice here.

The charges are interesting. They don't suggest deliberate murder, but equally they don't imply a complete accident.

Best not to speculate otherwise, none of us have any idea what actually went on, and it'll probably take the police and courts a long time to work it out.

[AdelaidePeter]

Since this has been in a major news outlet...

Police will claim Hoskins jumped onto the bonnet of their $70,000 4WD Volkswagen Amarok ute and grabbed at a door handle while Dennis allegedly drove until she fell to the ground, The Adelaide Advertiser reports.

The mother of two may have been dragged some distance along the street, with the alleged incident believed to have been caught on neighbouring security cameras.

[queequeg]

Wait for the Court case.

Probably the best advice here.

The charges are interesting. They don't suggest deliberate murder, but equally they don't imply a complete accident.

Best not to speculate otherwise, none of us have any idea what actually went on, and it'll probably take the police and courts a long time to work it out.

There was a couple of news reports that said she was on the bonnet of the car attempting to stop him leaving. It does not sound good regardless. I am sure the facts will come out in due course.

[g-boaf]

The tone of the reporting is grim:

https://www.news.com.au/sport/olympics/ ... 7068ca6de1

The details will eventually be known once the legal processes are complete.

[mikesbytes]

The details are here. Terrible
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other-sp ... em_desktop

[redsonic]

Tribute to Melissa:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-07/ ... /103287284

[redsonic]

Rohan Dennis will appear in court next Wednesday:

ABC News

[MichaelB]

Rohan Dennis will appear in court next Wednesday:

ABC News

Really sad and feel for the kids and the family

[redsonic]

7 months until the next court appearance

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-13/ ... /103580386