Overview
- A vehicle reportedly struck a child on Ashwells Road in Pilgrims Hatch on Sunday, leaving a 12-year-old with very serious injuries who later died in hospital.
- Essex Police have named the victim as 12-year-old Bobby Bloomfield and say his family are being supported by specialist officers.
- A 15-year-old boy and a 43-year-old man from the local area were arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody.
- Officers have secured a magistrates’ warrant to extend the suspects’ detention while detectives review a large amount of CCTV and other key evidence.
- Investigators from the Essex and Kent Serious Crime Directorate described the inquiry as complex and asked residents to submit any footage from 8am to 7pm on the day through a dedicated public portal.