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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans

Men charged after pensioner ‘carried on top of car for a mile’ in hit-and-run

  • An elderly pedestrian died after being struck by a car and carried for approximately a mile in Gillingham, Kent, on Monday 29 December.
  • The victim was believed to have been hit on the A289 Gads Hill, with his body later discovered on Grange Road.
  • The car involved was found nearby, and its two occupants fled the scene on foot.
  • Albert Matraxhiu, 28, has been charged with death by dangerous driving, and Erald Paci, 29, with perverting the course of justice.
  • Both men are Albanian nationals and were remanded to appear in court.

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Two men charged after pensioner killed during hit-and-run in Gillingham

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