Man in court after hit and runs

Matthew Tvrdon spoke with a soft Cardiff accent as he confirmed his date of birth as November 13 1980.

Catrin Evans, prosecuting, said Tvrdon is charged with murder, 13 counts of attempted murder, four counts of actual bodily harm and one of dangerous driving.

"They should be sent to the Crown Court along with the dangerous driving, which was the first incident that occurred."

She said he would appear at Newport Crown Court at 10am tomorrow via video-link.

Mother-of-three Karina Menzies (pictured) died and several children were injured in the Cardiff rampage.

Matthew Tvrdon, 31, will appear at Newport Crown Court tomorrow.

Unshaven and wearing a black jumper, he was asked to confirm that he was of no fixed address.

"Unfortunately, at the moment I was between moving out," he told the court in a calm voice.

Matthew Tvrdon, 31, has appeared in court charged with the murder of Karina Menzies and 13 counts of attempted murder. He has been remanded in custody.

He will appear at Newport Crown Court tomorrow.

Reverend Jan Gould has told Daybreak that Friday’s series of hit-and-run incidents in Cardiff had 'overwhelmed' of the community.

She said: "We've never seen anything like this in our streets. People are in a state of disbelief, numb, in shock and some people are angry."

A man is due in court this morning charged with murder and 13 counts of attempted murder after a series of hit and runs in Cardiff.

Police have not named the 31-year-old who is also charged with four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and dangerous driving.

A man is due in court this morning charged with murder and 13 counts of attempted murder after a series of hit and runs in Cardiff. Police have not named the 31-year-old who is also charged with four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and dangerous driving.

He will appear at Cardiff Magistrates' Court this morning accused of murdering Karina Menzies, who was killed when she was hit by a white Iveco van outside Ely Fire Station.

More than a dozen people were injured in the crashes after the first incident was reported in Crossways Road in Ely on Friday afternoon. Catrin Evans of the Crown Prosecution Service said:

"With legal proceedings under way I would like to stress that the defendant retains the right to a fair trial. It is important that the criminal justice process is allowed to run its course without hindrance and I would ask that nothing is placed in the public domain that may undermine this."

Catrin Evans, the Head of the Complex Casework Unit for the Crown Prosecution Service, has said:

Detective Superintendent Paul Hurley of South Wales Police has given this statement regarding the charges against a 31-year-old man:

A 31-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Karina Menzies, 31, who died following a road traffic collision outside Ely Fire Station in Cardiff on Friday.

He has also been charged with 13 counts of attempted murder, four counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and dangerous driving.

He has been remanded in custody to appear at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on Monday morning.