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The household of a 13-year-old lad who was struck by car adjacent Liverpool said they are 'absolutely devastated' arsenic they announced that his beingness enactment has been turned disconnected conscionable a period earlier his 14th birthday.
Harry Kinney-Ryan was deed by a metallic Vauxhall Astra Estate adjacent the Showcase cinema astatine Stonedale Retail Park astatine 7.25pm connected Wednesday, December 7.
He was taken to Alder Hey Children's Hospital successful a captious condition, wherever helium died of his injuries yesterday.
A 34-year-old antheral was arrested pursuing the mishap and has been bailed pending further enquiries.
Harry Kinney-Ryan (pictured), 13, died successful infirmary yesterday aft being struck by a car adjacent Liverpool
Harry's great-uncle Teddy Williams posted connected Facebook: 'This beauteous young feline is my nephew Harry. He would person been conscionable 14 connected January 12, 2023.
'On Wednesday helium was knocked down connected the East Lancs Road and the beingness enactment instrumentality has present been turned disconnected and Harry has gained his wings. My full household are people perfectly devastated. Harry is my sister's grandson.
He added: 'I bash not cognize however we spell connected from present but we person to beryllium beardown and our lives indispensable spell on. Harry volition beryllium everlastingly young.'
Detective sergeant Andy Roper, from Merseyside Police's matrix superior collision probe unit, said: 'Harry's household are being supported by specially trained household liaison officers arsenic our enquiries proceed and our thoughts are with them astatine this bittersweet time.
Harry was deed by a metallic Vauxhall Astra Estate adjacent the Showcase cinema astatine Stonedale Retail Park astatine 7.25pm connected Wednesday, December 7. Pictured: A sealed disconnected conception of East Lancashire Road, Liverpool
'If you were travelling connected the East Lancashire Road astir the clip of the incidental and person immoderate dashcam footage that could assistance america with our investigation, oregon you person immoderate CCTV oregon accusation delight travel forward.
A fund-raiser for Harry's household has been acceptable up successful his memory.
Anyone who witnessed the collision, oregon who whitethorn person dashcam footage, is asked to interaction the Roads Policing Team connected 0151 777 5747, email SCIU@merseyside.police.uk, oregon DM @MerPolTraffic connected Twitter quoting notation 22000902647.
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