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| Cardiff hit-and-run suspect charged with murder | Cardiff hit-and-run suspect charged with murder |
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| A man has appeared before a crown court for the first time, charged with murdering a woman and attempting to murder 13 other pedestrians, including seven children, in a series of hit-and-run incidents. | A man has appeared before a crown court for the first time, charged with murdering a woman and attempting to murder 13 other pedestrians, including seven children, in a series of hit-and-run incidents. |
| Matthew Tvrdon is accused of deliberately driving a van into parents and young children during 30 minutes spread over three miles in Cardiff at school pick-up time on Friday. | Matthew Tvrdon is accused of deliberately driving a van into parents and young children during 30 minutes spread over three miles in Cardiff at school pick-up time on Friday. |
| The 31-year-old, of no fixed address, is charged with murdering Karina Menzies, 13 counts of attempted murder, four counts of actual bodily harm and one of dangerous driving. | The 31-year-old, of no fixed address, is charged with murdering Karina Menzies, 13 counts of attempted murder, four counts of actual bodily harm and one of dangerous driving. |
| Wearing a black jumper and flanked by two guards, Tvrdon appeared at Newport crown court in south Wales on Tuesday via videolink. During the 15-minute hearing, he spoke only to confirm his name, age and that he was of no fixed address. | Wearing a black jumper and flanked by two guards, Tvrdon appeared at Newport crown court in south Wales on Tuesday via videolink. During the 15-minute hearing, he spoke only to confirm his name, age and that he was of no fixed address. |
| Cardiff remains in shock as it struggles to come to terms with the events in the Ely and Leckwith areas of the Welsh capital. | Cardiff remains in shock as it struggles to come to terms with the events in the Ely and Leckwith areas of the Welsh capital. |
| Karina Menzies was killed outside Ely fire station. Two of her children, Tiana, aged 23 months, and Ellie, eight, were injured in the incident. Their mother has been credited with throwing them to safety. | Karina Menzies was killed outside Ely fire station. Two of her children, Tiana, aged 23 months, and Ellie, eight, were injured in the incident. Their mother has been credited with throwing them to safety. |
| Menzies's third child, 11-year-old Sophie, who has muscular dystrophy, had been on a holiday in Florida organised by a charity at the time of the incident. | Menzies's third child, 11-year-old Sophie, who has muscular dystrophy, had been on a holiday in Florida organised by a charity at the time of the incident. |
| Six people injured in the incident remain in hospital – three adults and three children. | Six people injured in the incident remain in hospital – three adults and three children. |
| Judge John Griffith Williams remanded Tvrdon in custody until his next court appearance on 28 January. | Judge John Griffith Williams remanded Tvrdon in custody until his next court appearance on 28 January. |
| Wales's first minister, Carwyn Jones, has paid tribute to the way emergency services responded to the incident across five locations. | Wales's first minister, Carwyn Jones, has paid tribute to the way emergency services responded to the incident across five locations. |
| Speaking in the Senedd, Jones said emergency workers and medical staff had helped "mitigate the effects" of an "extremely traumatic" incident. | Speaking in the Senedd, Jones said emergency workers and medical staff had helped "mitigate the effects" of an "extremely traumatic" incident. |
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