A man has admitted causing the death of a four-year-old girl in a hit-and-run. Violet-Grace Youens was struck while walking in St Helens, Merseyside, on 24 March. Aidan McAteer, 23, pleaded guilty at Liverpool crown court via prison video link to causing her death by dangerous driving. McAteer also admitted causing serious injury to Violet-Grace’s grandmother Angela French, 55, who is recovering in hospital. He then asked if McAteer could be dealt with next month by the prison video link.

Source: The Guardian April 26, 2017 10:11 UTC