The former Olympian receives a shortened prison period for car accidents in which the Olympic woman was killed

Former Australian Olympic cyclist and world champion Rohan Dennis received a suspended prison sentence after he was guilty of his wife's death in December 2023, the former Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins.

The 34 -year -old Dennis guilty beforehand to create the likelihood of damage after Hoskins, 32, was beaten and killed by a car that he drove outside of her house, according to an argument that the couple had about kitchen renovations, according to BBC, The Associated Press and the Australian Corporation (ABC).

The outlets reported that Dennis had also suspended his license for five years.

“I accept that you have a feeling of responsibility for everything that happened. I accept that she had been about what could have been different, in a different way,” judge Ian Press Dennis told Dennis on Wednesday, May 14th, May 14th.

“In view of your guilty request that you are the only supervisor for your young children and that all of your other personal circumstances and the circumstances of insult in view of the other personal circumstances and the circumstances of the insult are satisfied that there is a good reason to suspend this judgment,” added the judge.

Hoskin's mother Amanda Hoskins also spoke to her son -in -law during the conviction and told him that “I know that she would never deliberately hurt her,” said the AP.

“I think this is a tragic accident,” said Dennis' mother -in -law before adding: “Your temperament is her fall and must be addressed.”

According to AP, Dennis and Hoskins share two children together. Dennis was a two-time world champion cyclist and won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Hoskins also took part in both Olympic Games and won a team world championship title in 2015.

Hoskins died after Dennis had run over with his car after driving almost 250 feet, with his wife being on the car of the car and trying to continue an argument that they had about the home renovation, ABC.

Judge Press said in court on Wednesday that the couple agreed that Dennis would go if it had a dispute so that both could calm down. Hoskins chase him this time.

Dennis finally slowed down and Hoskins rose from the car of the car and, according to ABC, went the door while the car was still moving. The husband then closed the door and accelerated the car into “What seems to be an attempt to drive away from her,” said judge Press.

“You may have done this under which Ms. [Hoskins] Was very close to the car and they knew that, “said the judge Dennis, adding that the decision to continue to drive” was injured for them, and they knew that, but still drove on. ”

Dennis immediately got out of the car and took care of Hoskins after he had found that he had handled her, the judge added. According to ABC, the father of two children worked with the police, who reported the Hoskins family, to keep Dennis in their lives despite the incident.

“It is now time for us to continue what Melissa's expectations would be of us,” said Hoskins' Father Peter Hoskins during the conviction. “Of course, we want to continue to be an essential part of the life of your children and their future. How we do this in a meaningful way and a relevant way will take time to us if we re -enact our lives in the future without Melissa.