A harrowing incident unfolded in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, in November 2022 when a car ploughed into a group of individuals, leading to the deaths of two men. The recent release of footage related to the police investigation into this tragedy on Channel 4 has brought the events back into the spotlight.
Anthony Bennison, 25, and Nicholas Papworth, 33, were found guilty of the killings of Adam Fanelli, 39, and Patrick Howard, 27, on that fateful night. The incident occurred after Mr. Howard and Mason Jordan, 27, had been celebrating a baby shower at The Chequers Pub in Houghton Regis. When the pub closed just after midnight, they moved to The Crown, where Bennison, Papworth, and another man, Mark Griffiths, 41, were also present.