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Grandmother died when boy she was fostering stole her car and ran her over

Source: PA Archive

A grandmother and “pillar of the community” was killed when a 12-year-old boy she was fostering stole her car and ran over her outside her home, a court has heard.

Marcia Grant, 60, suffered catastrophic injuries as she and her husband tried to stop the boy taking their vehicle from the house in the Greenhill area of Sheffield.

A court heard the boy had never driven before and struggled to control the car when he reversed into Mrs Grant, knocking her down and reversing over her.

Prosecutors said there was no evidence he had intended to harm Mrs Grant and

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