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| Detectives have started poring over hundreds of hours of CCTV footage in a bid to catch the hit-and-run killers of an Edinburgh schoolboy. | Detectives have started poring over hundreds of hours of CCTV footage in a bid to catch the hit-and-run killers of an Edinburgh schoolboy. |
| Officers will search the coverage to try to identify the three men in the car which struck Jack Anderson. | |
| The 10-year-old was knocked down by a green Peugeot near his Edinburgh home on Thursday, just after school. | The 10-year-old was knocked down by a green Peugeot near his Edinburgh home on Thursday, just after school. |
| Police believe the drivers of a red hatchback and a light-coloured car could be key witnesses. | Police believe the drivers of a red hatchback and a light-coloured car could be key witnesses. |
| The red car was stationary in the north queue of traffic at the pelican crossing which Jack was crossing over. | The red car was stationary in the north queue of traffic at the pelican crossing which Jack was crossing over. |
| The light-coloured saloon-type car, which may have been a Fiat, was attempting to park at the junction of Broomfield Crescent and Saughton Road North. | The light-coloured saloon-type car, which may have been a Fiat, was attempting to park at the junction of Broomfield Crescent and Saughton Road North. |
| We already have seized numerous tapes from various premises which we are studying to try and identify these individuals Ch Insp Euan MorrisonLothian and Borders Police | We already have seized numerous tapes from various premises which we are studying to try and identify these individuals Ch Insp Euan MorrisonLothian and Borders Police |
| The driver narrowly missed being struck by the Peugeot 406 GTX V6 as it overtook the stationary traffic waiting at the crossing. | The driver narrowly missed being struck by the Peugeot 406 GTX V6 as it overtook the stationary traffic waiting at the crossing. |
| Jack, who lived on Saughton Road North, was crossing the road when he was struck by the Peugeot at 1525 BST. He died shortly after in hospital. | Jack, who lived on Saughton Road North, was crossing the road when he was struck by the Peugeot at 1525 BST. He died shortly after in hospital. |
| On Monday, the Daily Record Edinburgh PM edition announced it was putting up a £10,000 reward for information which would help catch the motorist who killed Jack. | On Monday, the Daily Record Edinburgh PM edition announced it was putting up a £10,000 reward for information which would help catch the motorist who killed Jack. |
| Detectives have linked the killing to a number of bogus workmen incidents in Dalkeith, Leith, and twice in Portobello earlier that day. | Detectives have linked the killing to a number of bogus workmen incidents in Dalkeith, Leith, and twice in Portobello earlier that day. |
| The Peugeot was later abandoned in the car park of Saughton Prison. | The Peugeot was later abandoned in the car park of Saughton Prison. |
| The five officers dedicated to viewing the CCTV images will try to establish the chain of events that led up to Jack's death. | The five officers dedicated to viewing the CCTV images will try to establish the chain of events that led up to Jack's death. |
| Footage will be recovered from shops, businesses, garages, councils and bus companies, as well as any privately owned tapes covering the area. | Footage will be recovered from shops, businesses, garages, councils and bus companies, as well as any privately owned tapes covering the area. |
| SUSPECT DESCRIPTIONS White, 20 to 25-years-old, skinny build, between 5ft 6in and 5ft 8in tallWhite, 25 to 30-years-old, 6ft tall, medium build, dressed all in blackWhite, 20 to 25-years-old, 5ft 6in to 8in tall, skinny build, wearing blue stonewashed jeans and sky blue top | SUSPECT DESCRIPTIONS White, 20 to 25-years-old, skinny build, between 5ft 6in and 5ft 8in tallWhite, 25 to 30-years-old, 6ft tall, medium build, dressed all in blackWhite, 20 to 25-years-old, 5ft 6in to 8in tall, skinny build, wearing blue stonewashed jeans and sky blue top |
| Ch Insp Euan Morrison, of Lothian and Borders Police, said: "We already have seized numerous tapes from various premises which we are studying to try and identify these individuals. | Ch Insp Euan Morrison, of Lothian and Borders Police, said: "We already have seized numerous tapes from various premises which we are studying to try and identify these individuals. |
| "Over the coming days we will be obtaining more coverage which we hope will not only lead us to identifying the three men but also allow us to piece together their movements from the first bogus caller job in Dalkeith through to Saughton Prison." | "Over the coming days we will be obtaining more coverage which we hope will not only lead us to identifying the three men but also allow us to piece together their movements from the first bogus caller job in Dalkeith through to Saughton Prison." |
| He appealed for anyone with CCTV footage they believe might be significant to contact police. | He appealed for anyone with CCTV footage they believe might be significant to contact police. |
| Detectives have also been carrying out forensic searches of the drains around the scene of the accident in a bid to find anything the suspects may have dropped into them. | Detectives have also been carrying out forensic searches of the drains around the scene of the accident in a bid to find anything the suspects may have dropped into them. |