Originally Posted by
thegent
It seems the chap has run amok using his van as a weapon. The thing is, if this had been America he probably would have used some machine gun or other and then in a final act of terminal defiance turned it on himself and gone out in a splatter of Taffy brain etc. I imagine ending it all by the use of a white van would be bit of a challenge and quite cumbersome hence his arrest unless of course one had a willing accomplice.
Certainly, mass murder in the US is a lot more efficient and generally obviates the need for a trial.