Tributes to Mike Lynch co-defendant Stephen Chamberlain after death in Cambridgeshire car crash

The household of Stephen Chamberlain, a co-defendant within the US trial of lacking tycoon Mike Lynch, have paid tribute to him after his dying from accidents he suffered after being hit by a automotive.

The 52-year-old was out operating when he was concerned within the crash in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, on Saturday, his lawyer stated. He was taken to hospital with critical accidents, after the crash on the A1123 at about 10.10am, and later died.

Mr Chamberlain had stood trial alongside Mr Lynch on fraud fees within the US, which ended of their acquittal earlier this 12 months.

Mr Lynch stays lacking off the coast of Sicily after the yacht he was on board sank in unhealthy climate.

Tributes have additionally been paid by the village soccer membership the place he was chairman, and his former firm, the cyber-security agency Darktrace.

“Steve was a much-loved husband, father, son, brother and pal,” stated his household in an announcement launched by Cambridgeshire Police.

“He was a tremendous particular person whose solely aim in life was to assist others in any means attainable.

“He made a long-lasting impression on everybody who had the privilege of understanding him.

“He will probably be deeply missed however ceaselessly within the hearts of his family members.”

The motive force of the blue Vauxhall Corsa, a 49-year-old lady from Haddenham in Cambridgeshire, remained on the scene and was serving to police with their inquiries.

A spokesman for Darktrace stated the corporate was “extremely saddened” to listen to of the dying of Mr Chamberlain, its former chief working officer, including that he had been “a considerable contributor to the crew in its early years”.

“Steve was a lot liked by his colleagues and leaves many pals at Darktrace.

“We lengthen our deepest condolences to his spouse, Karen, and the remainder of his household who’re very a lot in our ideas at this difficult time.”

Mr Chamberlain was additionally chairman of native soccer membership Hardwick FC.

In an announcement on X, the membership stated: “It’s with profound unhappiness and a heavy coronary heart that I share the information of the passing of our chairman, our crew mate and our pricey pal, Steve ‘Grumpy’ Chamberlain.

“Steve was the heartbeat and driving pressure for a few years on the membership even when he took a step again. He was greater than only a team-mate to many people; Steve was a supply of steering, power and laughter.

“Steve touched numerous lives. He had an unbelievable means of creating folks really feel seen, heard, and liked, and we are going to ceaselessly maintain his reminiscence in our hearts.

“Go nicely Steve, we are going to miss you ceaselessly. X.”

Hewlett Packard acquired Cambridge-based Autonomy, based by Mr Lynch in 1996, for $11bn (£8.64bn), however later wrote down its worth by $8.8bn and requested the US justice division to analyze fraud.

Mr Chamberlain, a former vice-president of finance on the firm, was accused of artificially inflating Autonomy’s revenues and making false and deceptive statements to auditors, analysts and regulators in 2018.

Each he and Mr Lynch have been discovered not responsible of the cost in June following a trial at a federal courtroom in San Francisco, California.

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