A 12-year-old boy accused of murdering a 60-year-old woman by running her over with her own car in Sheffield has been remanded into secure accommodation by magistrates.
Marcia Grant died after she was trapped under her Honda Accord, which is alleged to have been reversed over her at speed outside her semi-detached home in the Greenhill area of the city on Wednesday evening.
The boy, who cannot be identified, appeared at Sheffield youth court on Saturday charged with murder and possession of a bladed article.
The defendant stood in the glass-fronted dock flanked by two security officers during the 30-minute hearing, speaking to confirm his identity. He was ordered to appear at Sheffield crown court on Tuesday.
Grant was pronounced dead at the scene of Wednesday’s incident outside her house in Greenhill. The charge against the boy of possession of a bladed article relates to a silver kitchen knife alleged to have been found by police called to the incident.
A statement released by Grant’s family after her death said: “Marcia was a warm, loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend and a pillar of her community. Her loss has already sent shock waves through all who knew her or was lucky enough to be included in her orbit.
“We ask for privacy at this time while further investigations are under way and the family try to come to terms with this enormous loss.”
A number of floral tributes were left outside the property, which had police tape across the driveway. One message read: “I’m so sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful soul.”
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