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Hit-and-run child killer detained Hit-and-run child killer detained
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A driver who fled the scene after mounting the pavement and killing an 11-year-old boy has been detained indefinitely in hospital.A driver who fled the scene after mounting the pavement and killing an 11-year-old boy has been detained indefinitely in hospital.
Hannah Saaf, 28, of St Michael's Hill in Kingsdown, Bristol, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at Bristol Crown Court in September.Hannah Saaf, 28, of St Michael's Hill in Kingsdown, Bristol, pleaded guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at Bristol Crown Court in September.
Sam Riddall was killed in May as he walked along a pavement in Westbury-on-Trym on his way home from a church.Sam Riddall was killed in May as he walked along a pavement in Westbury-on-Trym on his way home from a church.
Saaf went on the run for nine days, sparking a huge police manhunt.Saaf went on the run for nine days, sparking a huge police manhunt.
Sleeping rough Smoking cannabis
She had been travelling at 60mph in a 30mph zone. The Bristol University law graduate had been travelling at at least 61mph in a 30mph zone.
As judge Simon Darwall-Smith read out the hospital detention order, Bristol University law graduate Saaf broke into tears. Sentencing Saaf, Judge Simon Darwall-Smith said no sentence could compensate for such a "tragic loss".
He said were not for Saaf's mental state she would have faced "a very substantial custodial sentence".
Saaf received an indefinite hospital order under the Mental Health Act, as well as a restriction order.
The court heard Saaf had developed mental health problems after she began smoking cannabis.The court heard Saaf had developed mental health problems after she began smoking cannabis.
Speaking outside the court, Sam's father Martin Riddall said: "In four days time we celebrate Christmas - the first Christmas without our Sam.Speaking outside the court, Sam's father Martin Riddall said: "In four days time we celebrate Christmas - the first Christmas without our Sam.
Eleven-year-old Sam Riddall was killed while walking home from church
"It's going to be very hard indeed because we still miss him very much.""It's going to be very hard indeed because we still miss him very much."
The devout Christian added he would ask God to forgive Saaf for her "terrible" act.The devout Christian added he would ask God to forgive Saaf for her "terrible" act.
Police say while trying to evade the hugely publicised search, Saaf only slept in a bed once. Police said while trying to evade the hugely publicised search, Saaf only slept in a bed once.
Eleven-year-old Sam Riddall was killed while walking home from church After the fatal crash on Eastfield Road, Saaf was spotted in St Paul's, Lodge Causeway, Fishponds and Keynsham.
After the fatal crash on Eastfield Road, Saaf was variously spotted in St Paul's, Lodge Causeway, Fishponds and Keynsham. CCTV footage showed Saaf in Keynsham, near Bristol, on 4 May.
CCTV footage shows Saaf in Keynsham, near Bristol, on 4 May.
It was when a farmer found her sleeping rough in a tractor shed at Pensford, about two miles south of Bristol, that the search came to an end.It was when a farmer found her sleeping rough in a tractor shed at Pensford, about two miles south of Bristol, that the search came to an end.
The farmer's 999 call on 10 May started a dramatic police hunt involving a helicopter, dogs, cars and officers, and ended in Saaf's arrest.The farmer's 999 call on 10 May started a dramatic police hunt involving a helicopter, dogs, cars and officers, and ended in Saaf's arrest.