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"It would have just been nice to have some sort of apology."
Kinda gross that he hasn't given one. It might not have any legal bearing, but in the court of popular opinion (at least my opinion), it makes him extra guilty and makes me hope he gets the book thrown at him.
It's a magistrates hearing to list the charges. He was very likely under orders from his lawyer to say nothing.
I'm not familiar with this incident, from the article it looks bad for the driver. I expect his bus driving days are behind him.
That explains why he wasn't required to enter a plea, but there's no justification for failing to deliver a private apology to his victim.
Do these people sound like they'd be reasonable on any level at all? Even the judge called them out for their antics.
I honestly can't see any way he could engage with them and not escalate matters.
You can't expect the family of someone you killed to be compassionate to you. That doesn't absolve you of the responsibility to apologise.
The judge was offering him an armed security escort. They were following him down the street hurling abuse and who knows what else had there not been cameras watching. There's "not compassionate" and then there's whatever this is.
I can't quite imagine being in his shoes, but I would not engage with these people. They are giving no indication that they'd accept an apology or anything less than this guy's head on a platter. In fact, they're behaving like an apology or any other interaction at all would lead to potential violence.
I don't know enough about the case to comment on the circumstances of the accident. But, it does appear to be an accident, if one that should never have happened. They're behaving like he stalked her for weeks to murder her.
There will come a day where he will be called up to explain himself. Let's hear what he has to say, then. Today was not judgement day.
An escort he specifically did not feel he needed.
If the only time he's willing to make an apology is when it's in front of a court, it's hard to take it as sincere. Today may not have been the day, but this occurred weeks ago, and it could have been done at any time.