Australian Rohan Dennis, former world cycling champion, pleaded guilty this Tuesday in the case of the death of his wife at the end of 2023.
He pleaded guilty but not to murder. Former Australian cycling world champion Rohan Dennis admitted on Tuesday to having created “a risk of harm” in connection with the death, at the end of 2023, of his wife Melissa Hoskins, struck by the vehicle he was driving, according to the public channel Australian ABC.
The ex-Ineos team member pleaded guilty in Adelaide Magistrates’ Court to an “aggravated charge of creating a risk of harm” after crashing into his wife while driving a car, according to this source.
Prosecutors decided not to pursue charges of “dangerous driving resulting in death” and “driving without due care and endangering the lives of others,” according to ABC.
no intention to kill his wife
Rohan Dennis’ lawyer reportedly told the court that the man, aged 34, had been reckless and had no intention of killing his wife.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of seven years in prison and a disqualification of up to five years from driving, and the former cyclist was remanded to the District Court to receive his sentence.
Melissa Hoskins, a track cyclist retired since 2017 who represented Australia at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, died in an Adelaide hospital from her serious injuries.
She was part of the victorious Australian team in the team pursuit event at the track cycling world championships in France in 2015.
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