Stephen Chamberlain, 52, was said to have been struck ‘while out running’ in Cambridgeshire at the weekend (Cambridgeshire Police/ PA) The family of Stephen Chamberlain, the co-defendant in the US trial of missing tycoon Mike Lynch, said he would be “deeply missed” after he was hit by a car and died at the weekend. Cambridgeshire Police said 52-year-old Mr Chamberlain died in hospital after he was struck by a car in Stretham on Saturday. A statement from his lawyer said he was hit “while out running”.
It comes as Mr Lynch was confirmed as one of the six tourists missing on Monday after the Bayesian luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Sicily. Mr Chamberlain was cleared earlier this year, alongside Mr Lynch, of conducting a massive fraud over the sale of software company Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard (HP) in 2011. Relatives of Mr Chamberlain said in a tribute released through police that he was a “much-loved husband, father, son, brother and friend”.
“He was an amazing individual whose only goal in life was to help others in any way possible,” his family said. Mike Lynch was confirmed on Monday as one of six missing tourists after the Bayesian luxury yacht sank in a tornado off the coast of Sicily (Yui Mok/PA) “He made a lasting impression on everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. “He will be deeply missed but forever in the hearts of his loved ones.
” Cambridgeshire Police are appealing for witnesses after Mr Chamberlain – a pedestr.