Minute's silence held for boy, 7, killed in crash

A minute's silence has been held at a football match in memory of a boy who was killed in a suspected hit-and-run crash.

Seven-year-old William Brown was struck as he crossed the road near his home in Sandgate, Kent, on 6 December.

Following the crash, his mother, Laura Brown, told the BBC: "He was the sweetest boy in the world".

On Tuesday evening, players and fans at Folkestone Invicta football club paid tribute to him ahead of a match against Hastings United.

Meanwhile, a GoFundMe page set up by Ms Brown has raised more than £19,000 towards his funeral costs.

Police said the crash involved two vehicles - a red Citroen car and a grey Peugeot van, which left the scene prior to the arrival of emergency services.

A 49-year-old man from the Dymchurch area was arrested on Thursday and has since been bailed, police said.

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