Former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten’s son-in-law faces jail time over restaurant shooting
- Elton Charles, 51, husband of Laura Patten, convicted of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence
- Defendant earlier accused of acting as getaway driver and helping his half-brother execute attack at Indian restaurant
The son-in-law of Hong Kong’s last governor Chris Patten is facing jail time after he was convicted for his role in a shooting at an Indian restaurant in London last year.
Elton Charles, 51, the husband of Laura Patten, was convicted of conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday, according to British media.
His wife was reported to have “put her head in her hands and wept” as the verdict was announced after a five-week trial.
Charles was earlier accused by the prosecution of acting as the getaway driver and assisting his half-brother Nathaniel St Aimie in executing the attack.
St Aimie had previously pleaded guilty to the same charge. Co-defendants Nicolas Grant, 46, and Lee Morgan, 42 were also convicted for allegedly supplying the weapons.