Rohan Dennis faces 16-month suspended prison sentence after death of Melissa Hoskins
CyclingWednesday, 14 May 2025 at 10:45
The tragic death of Melissa Hoskins, a former Australian pro cyclist, is one that shocked the cycling world back in December 2023 and it was caused by Rohan Dennis' - former time-trial World Champion - wreckless driving right by their home in Adelaide on that day. Dennis has been given a suspended prison sentence as a result of this.
This has been confirmed today, after Dennis has plead guilty to 'creating a likelihood of harm' situation. Whilst it was not defined that the Australian was not held responsible for the death of his partner with intent, having created the situation of danger that ultimately led to her death saw him get arrested on the same day and ultimately suffer the appropriate consequences. He has been sentenced to a 16-month suspended prison sentence and his driver's license will be revoked for the period of five years.
Amanda Hoskins, mother of the deceased ex-cyclist, has said to Australian media: "Your temperament is your weakness and that needs to be pointed out. We miss our daughter terribly. She was special. We now have to come to terms with this and get on with our lives. Melissa would have liked that too."
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You don't even know what happened and you're somehow claiming the justice system got it wrong? On what grounds exactly are you making such claims? There was clear CCTV footage of the incident. It was a tragic accident caused by a heated argument (about kitchen cabinets believe it or not...) with Rohan wanting to leave the situation to cool off. There are two children to think about too - throwing the dad in jail for an accident is not the right way to handle this situation. Moreover, for the rest of his life, Rohan will know that his children will always have the thought in the back of their minds that "daddy killed mummy" - I think that is way worse than a few years in jail.
If that's true, then it is very unfortunate. At least, he tried to cool off. His cool off strategy turned out to be fatal.