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Gillingham row: Man killed by car 'used as weapon' | Gillingham row: Man killed by car 'used as weapon' |
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A 33-year-old man has died after being run down by a car following an argument at a road junction in Kent. | A 33-year-old man has died after being run down by a car following an argument at a road junction in Kent. |
John O'Donohue, from Gillingham, was left critically injured after a green Ford Mondeo was deliberately driven at him in the town's Castlemaine Avenue. | |
He had been walking with a friend after the row with the two men in the car, which was driven through railings to hit him at 20:50 GMT on Thursday. | He had been walking with a friend after the row with the two men in the car, which was driven through railings to hit him at 20:50 GMT on Thursday. |
Kent Police said his death was being treated as murder. | Kent Police said his death was being treated as murder. |
The other man was unhurt and ran to raise the alarm at a nearby badminton club. | The other man was unhurt and ran to raise the alarm at a nearby badminton club. |
Mr O'Donohue was trapped underneath the stolen estate car, which Det Ch Insp John Clayden said was used as a weapon. | |
'Arranged to meet' | 'Arranged to meet' |
"It appears to have been a dispute between Mr O'Donohue and his friend and two other people," said Mr Clayden. | |
"My gut instinct suggests that they knew each other and had probably arranged to meet." | "My gut instinct suggests that they knew each other and had probably arranged to meet." |
The men in the car were described as dark-skinned, in their 20s and wearing casual clothes. | The men in the car were described as dark-skinned, in their 20s and wearing casual clothes. |
Castlemaine Avenue and Grange Road were closed until about 05:00 on Friday. | Castlemaine Avenue and Grange Road were closed until about 05:00 on Friday. |
Any witnesses to the attack are asked to contact police. | Any witnesses to the attack are asked to contact police. |
"CCTV footage shows a lot of people in cars and on foot who would have seen the altercation that started down by Grange Road," said Mr Clayden. | "CCTV footage shows a lot of people in cars and on foot who would have seen the altercation that started down by Grange Road," said Mr Clayden. |