Overview

• Michael Chuwuemeka, 23, has been formally charged with murder and multiple related offences after his BMW overturned and he allegedly attacked a woman on June 24.
• The victim, a woman in her 50s, sustained life-threatening injuries near Leicester Royal Infirmary and died at Queen’s Medical Centre on June 26.
• Chuwuemeka remains in police custody ahead of his first court appearance, with charges also including dangerous driving, possession with intent to supply drugs, and assault of an emergency worker.
• Leicestershire Police launched a murder investigation on June 26, upgrading an earlier attempted murder probe into a full homicide inquiry.
• Detective Inspector Emma Matts urged anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage of the crash, vehicle movements, or assault to contact the East Midlands Special Operations Unit.