Cyclist who 'rode into woman' in court for manslaughter
Charlie Alliston is accused of killing Kim Briggs by riding his bike into her while she was out on her lunch break in east London
A cyclist has arrived at court to stand trial for the manslaughter of a pedestrian in a first of its kind case.
Charlie Alliston, 20, allegedly knocked down mother-of-two Kim Briggs in Old Street, east London, on February 12 last year.
HR consultant Mrs Briggs, 44, had been on a lunch break when the collision happened. She died in hospital six days later.
Alliston, of Bermondsey, south London, denied a charged under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act of causing bodily harm to Mrs Griggs 'by wanton or furious driving'.
He has since been additionally charged with the manslaughter of mother-of-two Mrs Briggs, of Lewisham, south London.
Husband Matthew Briggs has previously described his wife as a 'wonderful and much loved woman'.
He said: 'My priority has always been to concentrate on supporting my children through this unbelievable heartbreak.'
The trial is being heard before Judge Wendy Joseph QC at the Old Bailey.