Police investigating the death of a 12-year-old schoolboy killed in a hit-and-run have said it is not connected to an earlier incident at another school.
Harley Watson was struck near Debden Park High School in Loughton, Essex, at about 3:20pm on Monday 2 December.
Police investigating a link to a car which mounted the pavement near Roding Valley High School at about 3:10pm said it was a different vehicle and driver.
A 51-year-old man arrested on suspicion of Harley’s murder remains in custody.
Essex Police said that the earlier incident, on Brook Road in Loughton, is thought to have involved a silver Vauxhall car whose driver was involved in “an altercation about children crossing the road”.
An officer had previously said it may have “connections” with the crash near Debden Park High School.
Police have now said it was being investigated as a separate matter to the incident in which Harley died and five others – including four teenagers – were injured.
