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Hundreds attend funeral of ‘unique’ seven-year-old boy after Folkestone crash

Source: PA Wire

Hundreds of people have gathered to pay respects to a seven-year-old boy killed in a suspected hit-and-run.

The funeral and burial for William Brown took place at St Mary and St Eanswythe Church, where hundreds of people stood outside because the 400-seat capacity church was packed out.

William died after a crash on December 6 on the A259 Sandgate

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