Man Guilty of Murdering Woman in Hospital Parking Lot

It's March 23rd.

Welcome to Lester News today, powered by AI, I'm Corey with the story.

A 24-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering a 56-year-old woman in a random

attack outside a hospital in Lester.

Choukou Mecha, Michael Ahanonu, crashed his car in a firmery road near the Lester Royal

infirmary on June 24th last year, then, violently.

Assaulted Nila Patel as she walked nearby, he had been driving dangerously through the

city center, swirving lanes and running lights while high on cannabis.

After his vehicle flipped through railings on Welford Road, he fled the scene in attacked

Miss Patel, who had just stepped off a bus after witnessing the crash.

Witnesses saw him punching, kicking, and stamping on her until she collapsed.

Hospital staff rushed to help, but she suffered a fractured skull and brain injury, passing

away two days later.

At Lester Crown Court this week, Ahanonu had already pleaded guilty to manslaughter,

dangerous driving, drug possession with intent to supply, and assaulting an emergency worker.

Jurors rejected his claim of diminished responsibility and convicted him of murder on Monday March 23rd.

He's in custody awaiting sentencing tomorrow, March 24th.

Police described it as a heartbreaking loss for Miss Patel's family, praising the team's

work and securing justice for this senseless act.