Tributes pour in for ‘beautiful’ Marcia Grant mowed down by her own car as boy, 12, arrested on suspicion of murder

A BOY of 12 has been questioned by police on suspicion of murder after a social worker was mowed down by her own car.

His alleged victim, named locally as Marcia Grant and in her 60s, was hit by the reversing vehicle on Wednesday night and died at the scene.

The boy, also suspected of carrying a blade, was arrested for her murder shortly afterwards.

Police sealed off the scene in the Greenhill area of Sheffield, Yorkshire, as forensic officers examined the silver Honda Accord. 

Pictures from the scene show the car on the road with a black tarpaulin over the passenger window.

It appeared to have been reversed out of a driveway of a smart semi-detached home, with the victim thought to have been trapped under the rear of the vehicle.

Floral tributes laid nearby paid tribute to Miss Grant, who was described as a “beautiful soul”.

One shocked neighbour said: “I was drinking my tea and heard a bang and then we saw people milling around and then the ambulances and police turned up.

“It looks like they might have tried to free her because there are two car jacks abandoned in her driveway.”

Another resident said: “I didn’t really know her but I know she lived there with a couple of young boys.

“It is a nice area around here. It just goes to show this sort of thing can happen anywhere.”

And another neighbour said: “Everyone was wondering what was going on — they’d cordoned the whole area off.

“I’ve never known anything like it around here.

“She went into the ambulance and never came out.”

The boy was arrested later on suspicion of murder and possession of a blade, South Yorkshire Police confirmed.

A spokesman said: “Officers attended alongside Yorkshire Ambulance Service, and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, to find a woman in her 60s suffering serious injuries. She sadly died at the scene.

“A 12-year-old boy was located a short time later and arrested on suspicion of murder and possession of a bladed article. He remains in police custody.”

Det Chief Insp Andrea Bowell said: “This will be a deeply distressing time for the families of those involved in this incident, and I would ask their privacy is respected as they seek to understand what has happened.”