Boy, 13, who killed his foster carer with her own car sentenced to two years

Marcia Grant, a grandmother and social worker, died after being dragged by the vehicle and being caught under one of the wheels. Photograph: family handout

A 13-year-old boy has been sentenced to two years in custody for killing his foster carer with her car outside her Sheffield home earlier this year.

The boy, who was 12 at the time of the killing, pleaded guilty to causing the death by dangerous driving of 60-year-old Marcia Grant and to possessing a bladed article.