Gabrielle Carrington has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly driving her vehicle into a group of people
According to police reports Gabrielle Carrington would drive her vehicle into a group of pedestrians causing severe injuries to two people leaving one in life threatening condition
Gabrielle Carrington who is an influencer with over 350,000 followers on Instagram and a former contestant on X-Factor has been charged with the following: attempted murder, grievous bodily harm with intent, actual bodily harm, dangerous driving and drink
Gabrielle Carrington was taken into custody and being held for a bail hearing
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An influencer has been charged with attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London.
She was named by the Metropolitan Police as Gabrielle Carrington, 29, a content creator who has more than 360,000 followers on Instagram, according to Sky News and U.K. newspapers The Times and Evening Standard.
Officers and paramedics were called to Argyll Street in London at around 4:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, April 19, following reports that a car had hit pedestrians, according to a press release shared by police on Monday, April 20.
A woman in her 30s remains in a life-threatening condition, a man in his 50s sustained life-changing injuries and was taken to the hospital and a third woman, also in her 30s, was treated for minor injuries, per the release.
Carrington, of Manchester, U.K., has been charged with attempted murder, grievous bodily harm with intent, actual bodily harm, dangerous driving and drink driving, according to police.
She was taken into custody and is due to make her first appearance at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, April 21.
The incident is not being treated as terrorism-related, police said.
“Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to charge the defendant and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings,” David Malone, Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor in London North, said in a Crown Prosecution Service press release published on Monday, April 20.
He added: “We have worked closely with the Metropolitan Police as they have carried out their investigation.”
As a teen, Carrington appeared on the U.K. version of The X Factor in 2013 as part of a girl group called Miss Dynamix, who made it to the third week of the live shows, according to Sky News, The Times and the Evening Standard.
The Metropolitan Police did not want to comment further when contacted by PEOPLE.
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A 29-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder after a car hit pedestrians in central London in the early hours of Sunday, and left one woman in a critical condition.
Gabrielle Carrington, of Broadfield Road, Manchester, was also charged with grievous bodily harm with intent, actual bodily harm and drink-driving.
The Metropolitan Police said a 30-year-old woman was taken to hospital where she remains in a life-threatening condition.
The force is urging the public not to share “extremely graphic” footage of the incident which has been circulating online “out of respect for the victims, and so as not to prejudice criminal proceedings”.
A man in his 50s was also taken to hospital with life-changing injuries. A third woman, aged in her 30s, was treated for minor injuries.
Police were called to Argyll Street in Soho at about 04:30 BST following reports that a car had been involved in a collision with pedestrians.
The Met said the incident was not being treated as terrorism-related.
Carrington, who the Daily Mail reported had starred on The X Factor in 2013 as part of girl group Miss Dynamix, was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
Woman charged with attempted murder after car hits pedestrians
