Man charged with murder of Chris Marriott who was hit by car trying to help stranger in Sheffield
A 32-year-old woman remains in hospital in a serious condition following the incident, South Yorkshire Police said.
A police statement said: "Hassan Jhangur, 23, of Whiteways Road, Sheffield was arrested and has since been charged with murder and five counts of attempted murder.
"He remains in police custody”.
![Chris Marriott, 46, and his wife Bryony Marriott. Mr Marriott died when he was hit by a vehicle that then ploughed into a crowd during a disturbance, after he went to the aid of a woman he spotted lying unconscious in the street in College Close, in the Burngreave area of Sheffield, on Wednesday.](https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmY5OWRhODJmLTM5MDgtNDFkZi04ZTdlLWQ3M2MyN2E1MzNkNjpiNTdmMGYzYS00MjE5LTQzZGEtYjE4Mi0xZTJjODgwOTA2NDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![Chris Marriott, 46, and his wife Bryony Marriott. Mr Marriott died when he was hit by a vehicle that then ploughed into a crowd during a disturbance, after he went to the aid of a woman he spotted lying unconscious in the street in College Close, in the Burngreave area of Sheffield, on Wednesday.](/img/placeholder.png)
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Hide AdJgangur is due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates' Court on Saturday, December 30.
Mr Marriott had gone to the aid of a woman lying unconscious on Wednesday but was hit by a vehicle which ploughed into a crowd.
His family said in a statement: “Chris was a wonderful husband, dad, brother, uncle – and friend to many.”
“The circumstances of his death, although tragic and unfathomable to us, his family, show the sort of man he was – to go to help rather than to turn away."