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A woman has told a murder trial how she held the hand of a 10-year-old boy, seconds after he was hit and fatally injured by a car in Edinburgh.A woman has told a murder trial how she held the hand of a 10-year-old boy, seconds after he was hit and fatally injured by a car in Edinburgh.
Samantha Jane Sharp told the High Court in Glasgow she was the first to reach Jack Anderson as he lay in the gutter.Samantha Jane Sharp told the High Court in Glasgow she was the first to reach Jack Anderson as he lay in the gutter.
Isaac Purcell, 26, has admitted driving the car but denies murder.Isaac Purcell, 26, has admitted driving the car but denies murder.
He is accused of speeding on a number of Edinburgh roads before hitting the boy on Saughton Road North and of failing to stop after the collision.He is accused of speeding on a number of Edinburgh roads before hitting the boy on Saughton Road North and of failing to stop after the collision.
Jack died in Edinburgh on 5 October 2006.Jack died in Edinburgh on 5 October 2006.
Ms Sharp, 33, described the events last October when she had picked up her niece and daughter from school and was driving to pick up her son when a dark green Peugeot 406 car drove up behind her.Ms Sharp, 33, described the events last October when she had picked up her niece and daughter from school and was driving to pick up her son when a dark green Peugeot 406 car drove up behind her.
Multiple injuries His head was lying in the gutter. I checked for a pulse but there wasn't any Samantha Jane Sharp
It overtook her travelling in what she described as "a dangerous, erratic and stupid manner".It overtook her travelling in what she described as "a dangerous, erratic and stupid manner".
Seconds later she saw it pull out onto the wrong side of the road as it approached a red light.Seconds later she saw it pull out onto the wrong side of the road as it approached a red light.
She said she saw a boy step onto the road and then him being hit and thrown into the air.She said she saw a boy step onto the road and then him being hit and thrown into the air.
The 33-year-old mother pulled up her car and ran over to the boy, who she said was lying in the gutter. Ms Sharp added: "His head was lying in the gutter. I checked for a pulse but there wasn't any.
She said she immediately thought he was dead. She held his hand until an ambulance arrived. "His mouth was full of blood and I tried to put him on his side.
On Thursday the court heard Jack died as a result of multiple injuries suffered during the road collision. "He had a big gash on the back of his head. I put my hand over his mouth to see if I could feel breath.
The case continues. Ambulance arrived
"I just held his hand while I was waiting for an ambulance to come. It came very quickly I said to the ambulance men should I go but they said 'no, stay with him'.
Another witness broke down in tears as she told the court how Jack Anderson smiled at her just seconds before he was knocked down.
Sharron Scott, 43, said that the boy took two steps onto the road and was hit by a car as he crossed with the "green man" signal.
She told the court: "When I approached the lights and stopped in my car he looked at me and smiled as if to say thanks for stopping.
"He looked up at the lights to make sure it was definitely okay to cross.
The accused denies murdering Jack in the crash last year
"I looked in my mirrors. He wasn't there. One minute he was there and the next minute he was gone.
"I looked round and just saw something in the air and something black landed beside my car. It was his shoe."
Mrs Scott, who was driving her daughter and grandchild, said that as the Peugeot drove towards her she saw the driver and the front seat passenger laughing.
She denied a suggestion by defence counsel Bert Kerrigan QC that she was wrong in thinking the occupants were laughing because she had only caught a brief glimpse of the car.
Alternative charge
Mrs Scott also told the court that the car did not appear to brake or slow down.
The jury was played the tape of an emotional 999 call in which the operator had to repeatedly tell Mrs Scott to calm down.
Mr Purcell is accused of driving with criminal disregard for the safety of other road users and murdering Jack as he crossed with the "green man" at a pedestrian crossing in Saughton Road North, Edinburgh, on 5 October last year.
He is charged with driving at 60mph to overtake a line of cars stopped at the crossing and speeding through a red light on the wrong side of the road.
The prosecution has also alleged an alternative charge of causing Jack's death by dangerous driving.
He denies all the charges against him.
The trial before Lord Uist continues.