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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 have make a public appeal for information about the crash. | |
| 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, were joined by Detective Superintendent Craig Naylor, the police officer leading the inquiry. | |
| The couple spoke of the effect Jack's death has had on his family. | |
| 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. | 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. |
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| 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. | 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 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. | The car struck the 10-year-old on a pelican crossing after overtaking a number of vehicles which had stopped at a red light. |
| Police have been trying to trace a dark green Peugeot 405, registration number W118 WDS. |