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Charlotte Adams was returning home from a school play
Grief over hit-and-run death girl
The family of a five-year-old girl who died in a hit-and-run incident have spoken of their grief at her death.
In a statement they described Charlotte Adams as "cheeky and cute", and asked for witnesses to help the police find the driver of the car.
Charlotte and her mother were struck by a red BMW close to their home in Lower Clapton, east London. Two men were seen running from the car.
A man arrested in connection with the incident was later released on bail.
The girl was returning home on Thursday evening with her parents and older sister, having seen her father Martyn Adams, 45, perform as Santa in a play at a nearby school.
They were near their home at Bicknor House on the Pembury Estate when the BMW moun
ted the pavement, striking Charlotte and her mother, Jean Adams.
The girl was taken to Homerton Hospital where she died. Mrs Adams, 39, was being treated for chest and shoulder injuries and was described as being in a "serious but stable" condition.
A tearful Mr Adams said: "We were coming down the stairs outside the estate, more or less home, and the next thing I hear a crunch. I look back and there's a car.
"I see that my wife has gone flying and Charlotte disappeared. She was under the car somewhere. I could not see her.
"My wife has six broken ribs and she's in intensive care. Charlotte had just disappeared and I realised she was gone."
'Adorable girl'
The family issued a joint statement calling for help to find the driver and passenger of the car who fled the scene.
The family said: "Charlotte is an adorable girl. She is polite and loving; cheeky and cute.
"This has ruined our lives. We thought we were home, we thought we were safe and then this car took away our pr
ecious baby and almost her mother too.
"We appeal to anyone who can help the police catch the people who did this to come forward and help ease our pain."
Sgt Jim Mills, from the Collision Investigation Unit, said: "We're really quite astonished that the people who have done this have not taken responsibility for their actions."
The car is a J-registration BMW 520SE and the passenger was described by police as black, 6ft 3ins tall and well-spoken. The driver is also believed to be black.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4537174.stm
Charlotte Adams was returning home from a school play
Grief over hit-and-run death girl
The family of a five-year-old girl who died in a hit-and-run incident have spoken of their grief at her death.
In a statement they described Charlotte Adams as "cheeky and cute", and asked for witnesses to help the police find the driver of the car.
Charlotte and her mother were struck by a red BMW close to their home in Lower Clapton, east London. Two men were seen running from the car.
A man arrested in connection with the incident was later released on bail.
The girl was returning home on Thursday evening with her parents and older sister, having seen her father Martyn Adams, 45, perform as Santa in a play at a nearby school.
They were near their home at Bicknor House on the Pembury Estate when the BMW moun
ted the pavement, striking Charlotte and her mother, Jean Adams.
The girl was taken to Homerton Hospital where she died. Mrs Adams, 39, was being treated for chest and shoulder injuries and was described as being in a "serious but stable" condition.
A tearful Mr Adams said: "We were coming down the stairs outside the estate, more or less home, and the next thing I hear a crunch. I look back and there's a car.
"I see that my wife has gone flying and Charlotte disappeared. She was under the car somewhere. I could not see her.
"My wife has six broken ribs and she's in intensive care. Charlotte had just disappeared and I realised she was gone."
'Adorable girl'
The family issued a joint statement calling for help to find the driver and passenger of the car who fled the scene.
The family said: "Charlotte is an adorable girl. She is polite and loving; cheeky and cute.
"This has ruined our lives. We thought we were home, we thought we were safe and then this car took away our pr
ecious baby and almost her mother too.
"We appeal to anyone who can help the police catch the people who did this to come forward and help ease our pain."
Sgt Jim Mills, from the Collision Investigation Unit, said: "We're really quite astonished that the people who have done this have not taken responsibility for their actions."
The car is a J-registration BMW 520SE and the passenger was described by police as black, 6ft 3ins tall and well-spoken. The driver is also believed to be black.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4537174.stm