BREAKING NEWS Billionaire tech tycoon Mike Lynch's co-defendant in US fraud trial DIES in hospital after being hit by a car on Saturday - days before the 'British Bill Gates' went missing after superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily sparking huge search effort READ MORE: Brit tycoon Mike Lynch's 18-year-old daughter is also missing By Katherine Lawton Published: 15:01 EDT, 19 August 2024 | Updated: 15:09 EDT, 19 August 2024 e-mail View comments Mike Lynch's ex colleague and co-defendant in his US fraud trial has died in hospital after being hit by a car on Saturday, his lawyer has revealed. Stephen Chamberlain was fatally injured just days before billionaire tech tycoon Lynch went missing off the coast of Sicily when a superyacht was caught in a freak 'whirlwind'. Chamberlain, Autonomy's vice president of finance alongside chief executive Lynch, was hit by a car in Cambridgeshire on Saturday morning and was placed on life support.
In a new statement, Chamberlain's lawyer Gary Lincenberg told MailOnline: 'Our dear client and friend Steve Chamberlain was fatally struck by a car on Saturday while out running. 'He was a courageous man with unparalleled integrity. We deeply miss him.
'Steve fought successfully to clear his good name at trial earlier this year, and his good name now lives on through his wonderful family.' Meanwhile, Lynch was one of six people reported missing after a luxury yacht was struck by an unexpectedly violent storm and sank off Sicily early on Monday. Cha.