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

Hundreds of people 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 Esplanade, when he was hit while trying to collect his football, his father William Brown Sr said. Wrapped in winter warmers, mourners outside watched the service live-streamed on a television, holding flowers, praying and crying. The family had campaigned for special permission for William to be buried in the churchyard, which had been closed for burials since 1857. Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-th