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| Hit-and-run boy's parents in plea | Hit-and-run boy's parents in plea |
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| The parents of a schoolboy who was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh are due to make a public appeal for information. | The parents of a schoolboy who was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Edinburgh are due to make a public appeal for information. |
| Ten-year-old Jack Anderson was hit by a green Peugeot near his Edinburgh home on Thursday, after he left school. | Ten-year-old Jack Anderson was hit by a green Peugeot near his Edinburgh home on Thursday, after he left school. |
| Michael, 37, and Yvonne Anderson, 36, will be joined by Detective Superintendent Craig Naylor, the police officer leading the inquiry. | Michael, 37, and Yvonne Anderson, 36, will be joined by Detective Superintendent Craig Naylor, the police officer leading the inquiry. |
| Detectives have linked the killing to a number of bogus workmen incidents. | Detectives have linked the killing to a number of bogus workmen incidents. |
| They stole a small amount of money after getting into a property in Dalkeith, but were refused entry to other homes in Leith and Portobello. | |
| Police had been pursuing a car through the Corstorphine area of the capital following reports that the three men inside had been acting suspiciously, but lost sight of the vehicle. | |
| The force stressed that officers then began a systematic search of the area with blue lights turned off and were not in pursuit when Jack was knocked down. | |
| The car struck the 10-year-old on a pelican crossing after overtaking a number of vehicles which had stopped at a red light. |