William Brown: Parents make emotional plea after hit-and-run

The parents of a boy who was killed in a hit-and-run crash have made an appeal for the driver who fled the scene to hand themselves in to police.

Seven-year-old William Brown was hit by a vehicle as he walked on Sandgate Esplanade in Folkestone, Kent, on Wednesday at 17:35 GMT.

The crash, near to the junction with Prospect Road, involved two vehicles, an unidentified car or van, and a red Citroen car, Kent Police said.

Paying tribute, William Brown Sr said his son was "a beautiful boy".

7 December 2023