The recently retired Rohan Dennis has been arrested and charged with causing death by dangerous driving following the passing of his wife, Melissa Hoskins it's being reported by Australian media.
According to reports, the pair were involved in an incident on Saturday night when local emergency services were called to a suburb in Medindie, Adelaide around 8pm following calls about a woman being hit by a car. Although charged and arrested, Dennis has since been released on bail.
Hoskins, a successful cyclist in her own right was rushed to hospital from the scene but tragically died due to her injuries. Dennis is reportedly set to appear at Adelaide Magistrates Court on the 13th of March to face his charges.
Crazy news for the morning.
— Lukáš Ronald Lukács (@lucasaganronald) December 31, 2023
Rohan Dennis has been arrested because police say he k!lled his wife Melissa. The evidence shows that he deliberately ran into her at high speed with his car. pic.twitter.com/febDAWZyzu
BREAKING: World champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has been arrested accused of killing his own wife. https://t.co/5zYfOfGqUb #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/xp05AMAMBs
— 7NEWS Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) December 31, 2023
Wonder why this happened to Dennis? He and Melissa seems fine... Until now anyway. Hope the case gets resolved soon, and both families can move on and mourn in peace
This must be horrible for the kids.😟😢. There have been cases of accidental death of the spouse like this. Since he has been released on bail, its probably not intentional. More evidence is needed to clarify.
Such statements support a perfidious system of domestic violence against women. Why are the perpetrators being protected? Rohan Dennis' aggression problems were well known. Maybe it just doesn't suit your world, but he might just have killed his wife. Maybe he couldn't control his behavior and he didn't intend to kill her, but he did. Media, clubs, associations and associations have failed here too. Domestic violence by sports stars is very common. Male athletes are often confronted with a range of problems: Career failure, substance abuse and intense pressure to perform. Added to this are unresolved psychological problems, which are exacerbated by the norms of a patriarchal society that forbids them to be emotionally open and instead urges them to "get it together". Every day, women are killed by men all over the world.