A man's appeared in court charged over e-bike murder in Derbyshire
It comes as police make an urgent appeal as part of their investigation
Last updated 6th Dec 2024
23-year-old Keaton Muldoon of Tuckers Lane in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, appeared at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court today charged with the murder of Alana Armstrong, attempted murder of Jordan Newton-Kay and driving while disqualified. It's in connection with an alleged hit-and-run in Batley Lane in Pleasley, Derbyshire, at around 8pm on Tuesday November 26.
25-year-old Ms Armstrong, who is a mother to a six-year-old boy and from Tibshelf, was a passenger on an e-bike being ridden by a man in his 20s, who has had part of his leg amputated since the crash and is still in hospital.
Derbyshire Police say the collision involved an e-bike and a dark-coloured 4x4 which allegedly followed two e-bikes before ramming one of them, causing Ms Armstrong and the rider to fall off.
Muldoon, wearing a grey Nike jacket in the dock, spoke only to confirm his name and address during the five-minute hearing.
He has been remanded into custody to appear at Derby Crown Court on Monday, with family and friends of the defendant shouting "I love you" as he was led back down to the cells.
The court appearance comes as Derbyshire Police issue a new appeal for a person who wrote a note on a Land Rover Discovery, believed to have been involved in the collision, to come forward "as a matter of urgency".
Detectives believe that the dark blue vehicle, which had a distinctive private plate, was parked in the Jacksons Park area of Mansfield overnight on November 26 and say the note was written and placed on its windscreen due to poor parking.