Rohan Dennis faces backlash for calling Porsche an "absolute weapon"
Former Olympic cyclist and world champion Rohan Dennis has sparked international outrage following a social media post describing his vehicle as the 'weapon' that killed his former partner, Melissa Hoskins. The 2016 gold medalist previously received an eight-month suspended sentence for striking her in August of last year during their fight over ownership rights to Porsche cars he had bought with prize money from two Olympic victories and a world championship title; she died when the vehicle hit them while they were riding together on Sunday, February.
Key Points
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1Former Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis has faced renewed backlash after posting on social media describing a Porsche as an 'absolute weapon'.
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2The post is being criticized for appearing insensitive to the death of his wife, Melissa Hoskins, who died when struck by her husband's car.
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3Dennis previously received and served time in prison (17 months suspended) after causing fatal injuries that led to his wife's death last year.
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Former world champion Rohan Dennis caused widespread offense by posting images on Instagram captioning the car that killed his wife as an "absolute weapon." While he has not deleted these posts but removed their captions following criticism from victims' rights advocates and colleagues for lacking empathy, authorities had previously deemed him not criminally responsible.
Olympic cyclist Rohan Dennis has faced criticism for posting a photo of his Porsche with the caption "What an absolute weapon" after being sentenced last year in 2019 to drive over his wife, Melissa Hoskins. Although he was found not criminally responsible due to insanity but given suspended sentences and banned from driving following her death during their dispute at home
Former world champion Rohan Dennis faced backlash after posting about his Porsche as an "absolute weapon" without acknowledging the death of his wife caused by a car he drove while they were arguing in December 2023, despite having been found not criminally responsible for her fatal injuries.