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Sports News | Former Olympic Cyclist Rohan Dennis Receives Suspended Sentence over Wife's Death
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Adelaide, May 14 (AP) Former Olympic cyclist and world champion Rohan Dennis received a suspended sentence on Wednesday over what was termed a "tragic accident" that led to the death of his wife, fellow Olympian Melissa Hoskins. The 34-year-old Dennis appeared in South Australia District Court after earlier pleading guilty to a charge of committing an aggravated act likely to cause harm. Also Read | Pakistan Cricket Board Sack Waqar Younis, Shoaib Malik, Saqlain Mushtaq, Sarfaraz Ahmed as Mentors Amid Financial Strain and Poor Results. Dennis was arrested after Hoskins, 32, was struck by his vehicle in front of their home at Medindie in Adelaide's north on December 30, 2023. Hoskins suffered serious injuries in the crash and died at Royal Adelaide Hospital. The court was told that the couple had argued over kitchen renovations before Dennis left their home and drove away. The court also heard that Hoskins had jumped onto the hood of the car during the incident. Also Read | Cricket South Africa Wants Players Back From IPL 2025 On May 26; Holds Up to Original NOC Agreement Despite Break Due to India-Pakistan Tensions. Dennis on Wednesday was sentenced to one year, four months and 28 days in jail, to be suspended for two years. The sentence was reduced from two years and two months because of his guilty plea and he's been placed on a two-year good behavior bond. His licence was also suspended for five years. "I accept you have a sense of responsibility for all that occurred, I accept you have anguished over what could have been different if you had acted in some other way," Judge Ian Press said on Wednesday. Dennis showed little emotion when Press sentenced him. "Given your plea of guilty, your remorse, that you are the sole carer for your young children, and given all your other personal circumstances and the circumstances of the offending, I am satisfied that good reason exists to suspend that sentence," the judge said. The offense carried a maximum sentence of seven years in jail but lawyer Jane Abbey asked that her client receive a suspended sentence, which was not opposed by the prosecution. During sentencing submissions in in April, Amanda Hoskins said her daughter had loved Dennis "and I know that you would never intentionally hurt her." "I believe this is a tragic accident. Your temper is your downfall and needs to be addressed," she said. Hoskins' funeral was held in her home city of Perth, Western Australia and a public memorial service was held in Adelaide in February 2024. Dennis attended the service with their two children. Hoskins competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics on the track in the team pursuit and was in the squad that won the 2015 world title. Dennis won two world titles in the road time trial, as well as silver in the team pursuit at the 2012 Olympics and bronze in the road time trial at the Tokyo Olympics. AP (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)
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