Steve Chamberlain, who was Mike Lynch's co-defendant in the Autonomy fraud trial, has died after being "fatally struck" by a car while out running in Stretham, his lawyer has confirmed. The collision happened on the A1123 on Saturday - just a couple of days before Cambridge entrepreneur Dr Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter went missing off the coast of Sicily when the luxury yacht they were on sunk in a tornado. HP acquired Autonomy for 11.
1 billion US dollars. Picture: Tim Ireland/PA Mr Chamberlain and Dr Lynch were cleared of all charges by a jury in the US in June, after they were accused of fraud over the $11billion (£8.64bn) sale to US company Hewlett Packard.
Mr Chamberlain, who was in his 50s and from the Willingham area, was taken to hospital with serious injuries following the collision with a blue Vauxhall Corsa, which was travelling between Stretham and Wicken on the A1123 Newmarket Road at about 10.10am on Saturday (17 August). The car driver, a 49-year-old woman from Haddenham, remained at the scene and is assisting Cambridgeshire police with their enquiries.
On Monday evening, Mr Chamberlain's lawyer, Gary Lincenberg, confirmed Mr Chamberlain had died. In a statement, Mr..
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