International Desk, Bangladesh Global: The co-defendant of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch - who is currently missing in Italy - has died after being hit by a car. Stephen Chamberlain, 52, was Mr Lynch's co-defendant in his US fraud trial in which both men were acquitted following the $11bn (£8.64bn) sale of the software giant Autonomy.
Mr Chamberlain died after being fatally struck by the vehicle while out running in Cambridgeshire on Saturday and his family has now paid tribute to him. It was hit during intense storms in the early hours of Monday.
Mr Lynch and his daughter are currently missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily on Monday.
Mr Chamberlain's family described him as a "much loved husband, father, son, brother and friend". "He was an amazing individual whose only goal in life was to help others in any way possible," they added.
Mr Chamberlain died in hospital after the crash on the A1123 at Stretham in Cambridgeshire at about 10:10 BST on Saturday. The driver of the car, a 49-year-old woman from Haddenham, remained at the scene and is assisting with enquiries.
Searches for those missing from the yacht off the coast of Sicily have resumed on Tuesday.
Six tourists - including Mr Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter - remain missing from the yacht named Bayesian.
Morgan Stanley International Bank chairman, Jonathan Bloomer, and Clifford Chance lawyer, Chris Morvillo, are also among those missing.
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