A jury clears Tancredo Bankhardt, 41, of deliberately crashing to try to kill three children.
A man accused of trying to kill three children who were in his car by deliberately driving into oncoming traffic has been cleared of their attempted murder.
Tancredo Bankhardt, 41, had been at the wheel of a Vauxhall Astra which was involved in a multi-vehicle crash on the A146 near Loddon, Norfolk, in September 2025. During his trial at Norwich Crown Court, the jury was told he had made sure the children had not been wearing seatbelts, which he denied. Two of the children in Bankhardt's car and a man driving another vehicle were badly hurt.
Bankhardt was cleared of three counts of attempted murder, but found guilty of three counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and one count of dangerous driving. Bankhardt fell to his knees, seemingly in relief, as the verdicts of not guilty on the attempted murder charges were read out.
The trial had heard how, on the night of the crash, Bankhardt repeatedly drove up and down the A146, reaching a roundabout before coming back the other way and driving into oncoming traffic. The jury was told how, earlier that day, he had become embroiled in an argument with a witness, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
The police were alerted after people who knew Bankhardt became increasingly concerned about the conservations they had had with him and a post he had made on Instagram. In a voice note he had sent to a witness, he said he "hoped God does not treat me badly" and "see you in the next life". This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Driver on trial accused of trying to kill children
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