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Boy, 13, ran over and killed foster mother with her own car

Source: PA

A 13-year-old boy has been sentenced to two years in custody for killing his foster mother by stealing her car and running her over outside her home.

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

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