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| Woman guilty of killing boy, 11 | Woman guilty of killing boy, 11 |
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| A woman has admitted causing the death of 11-year-old Sam Riddall, who was struck by a car as he walked home from a church youth group in Bristol. | A woman has admitted causing the death of 11-year-old Sam Riddall, who was struck by a car as he walked home from a church youth group in Bristol. |
| Hannah Saaf, 27, of St Michael's Hill in Kingsdown, Bristol, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at the city's crown court. | Hannah Saaf, 27, of St Michael's Hill in Kingsdown, Bristol, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at the city's crown court. |
| Sam was killed in May as he walked along a pavement with three other children after leaving the youth club. | Sam was killed in May as he walked along a pavement with three other children after leaving the youth club. |
| Witnesses said they saw the car mount the pavement and hit the group. | Witnesses said they saw the car mount the pavement and hit the group. |
| Saaf fled the scene, sparking a police search for her. Although she was the registered owner of the car it was not clear whether she was driving the white Ford Focus at the time. | Saaf fled the scene, sparking a police search for her. Although she was the registered owner of the car it was not clear whether she was driving the white Ford Focus at the time. |
| Sam's parents Rachel and Martin Riddall appealed for mother-of-two Saaf to hand herself into the police. | |
| Sam Riddall was killed while walking home from a youth club | Sam Riddall was killed while walking home from a youth club |
| She was found on 10 May at Pensford near Bristol. | She was found on 10 May at Pensford near Bristol. |
| Saaf also faced charges of failing to stop at an accident, failing to report an accident, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without insurance. | Saaf also faced charges of failing to stop at an accident, failing to report an accident, driving otherwise than in accordance with a licence and driving without insurance. |
| Paying tribute to their son in a written statement, Mr and Mrs Riddall said: "The last three months have been an incredibly painful and difficult time, we miss our lovely Sam so much. | Paying tribute to their son in a written statement, Mr and Mrs Riddall said: "The last three months have been an incredibly painful and difficult time, we miss our lovely Sam so much. |
| "Sam asked the big questions of life and we had lots of opportunity to talk with him about heaven. | "Sam asked the big questions of life and we had lots of opportunity to talk with him about heaven. |
| "Knowing that he is there now and that we will see him again one day gives us great hope and we continue to cling to our faith in a loving God to help us make sense of this awful tragedy." | "Knowing that he is there now and that we will see him again one day gives us great hope and we continue to cling to our faith in a loving God to help us make sense of this awful tragedy." |