Police hunt for two men after girl, four, in hit-and-run dies
TWO young men are being hunted after a four-year-old girl was fatally injured by a hit-and-run car, as her mother revealed she died in her arms.
Violet Grace Youens and her grandmother Angela French, 55, were struck while out walking at 3pm on Friday by a stolen Ford Fiesta that crashed into a lamppost in St Helens, Merseyside.
The youngster died in hospital on Saturday night.
Her grandmother remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital. Violet’s mother, Rebecca Youens, said on Facebook: “My beautiful baby girl passed away in my arms. Thank you for all your well wishes.
“She was just too poorly. However, my brave baby girl saved two lives by donating her kidneys and pancreas. I am truly heartbroken but proud of my little fighter! RIP baby girl.”
Merseyside Police have released CCTV images of two white men, aged 15 to 20, seen running away after the crash. A spokesman said: “An investigation remains under way and a number of lines of enquiry are being pursued.”