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Mike Lynch's co-defendant in US trial dies in UK road accident, lawyer says (www.reuters.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Emperor to c/unitedkingdom

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Stephen Chamberlain, once Mike Lynch's co-defendant in the U.S. fraud trial over the sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard, has died after a road accident left him critically injured, days before Lynch went missing off the coast of Sicily, his lawyer said on Monday.

Chamberlain - Autonomy's former vice president of finance alongside chief executive Lynch - was hit by a car in Cambridgeshire on Saturday morning and had been placed on life support, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters earlier on Monday.

Previously: UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch among missing after luxury yacht sinks

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[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 14 points 3 months ago

Strong Boeing vibes from this one.

[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think this story will be around for a while.

[–] dogsnest@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I heard someone say there's no conspiracy, just serendipity.

Pass it on. Or else.

[–] echodot 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I've got to admit it was pretty clever of them to control the weather into sinking that yacht.

[–] Emperor 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Note to self: don't annoy HP. Not that I'm saying this is more than a coincidence, but better safe than accidented.

[–] blackn1ght 5 points 3 months ago

Is this what happens when you accidentally buy Daddies brown sauce instead?

[–] Mrkawfee 5 points 3 months ago

Is this like how Epstein committed suicide in prison?