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| Venice Beach car rampage kills Italian honeymoon bride | Venice Beach car rampage kills Italian honeymoon bride |
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| The family of a honeymooning tourist killed when a man ploughed a car into a crowd in California's Venice Beach have said she was "robbed of her life". | The family of a honeymooning tourist killed when a man ploughed a car into a crowd in California's Venice Beach have said she was "robbed of her life". |
| Alice Gruppioni, 32, died on Saturday, in what her family described as "a tremendous injustice" in a statement released to US media. | |
| Her husband is thought to be among 11 other people who were injured. | Her husband is thought to be among 11 other people who were injured. |
| A 38-year-old man was arrested after giving himself up to police in nearby Santa Monica. | A 38-year-old man was arrested after giving himself up to police in nearby Santa Monica. |
| Nathan Campbell could face formal charges as early as Tuesday. Police have indicated they do not think anyone else was involved. | |
| 'Senseless and heinous' | 'Senseless and heinous' |
| His bail has been set at $1m (£650,000). | |
| Footage from a security video taken shortly before the incident and aired on US television showed a man parking a car, getting out and scanning the area. | Footage from a security video taken shortly before the incident and aired on US television showed a man parking a car, getting out and scanning the area. |
| He then gets back into the vehicle and drives into the crowd travelling at least 35mph (56km/h), said witnesses. | He then gets back into the vehicle and drives into the crowd travelling at least 35mph (56km/h), said witnesses. |
| Another person was critically injured. Among those hit were at least three vendors, a fortune teller, a couple selling jewellery and a woman tattoo artist. | Another person was critically injured. Among those hit were at least three vendors, a fortune teller, a couple selling jewellery and a woman tattoo artist. |
| Onlooker Louisa Hodge told the Associated Press news agency that victims were "stumbling around, blood dripping down their legs, looking confused not knowing what had happened, people screaming". | Onlooker Louisa Hodge told the Associated Press news agency that victims were "stumbling around, blood dripping down their legs, looking confused not knowing what had happened, people screaming". |
| Flowers and cards have been left in tribute at the spot where Ms Gruppioni was killed. She was reported to be a general manager for her family's radiator business. | Flowers and cards have been left in tribute at the spot where Ms Gruppioni was killed. She was reported to be a general manager for her family's radiator business. |
| "She was robbed of her life while living her dream visit to California with her husband and this was a tremendous injustice," the family said in a statement. | "She was robbed of her life while living her dream visit to California with her husband and this was a tremendous injustice," the family said in a statement. |
| A vigil and fundraising event was due to take place on Monday evening close to the scene. | A vigil and fundraising event was due to take place on Monday evening close to the scene. |
| "It was their honeymoon. They were very excited to explore Los Angeles," Italian consul general Giuseppe Perrone said of Ms Gruppioni and her husband. | |
| "All of a sudden they were faced with this horrible tragedy. It is just such a senseless and heinous act," he told CBS news. | "All of a sudden they were faced with this horrible tragedy. It is just such a senseless and heinous act," he told CBS news. |