The Worst Mother's Day: 'Beautiful' girl, 4, Struck In Hit-And-Run As She Walked Home From School Dies In Her Mum's Arms...

A four-year-old girl died as she was cradled in the arms of her mother after being mowed down in a hit-and-run crash.

Violet-Grace Youens was knocked down by a black Ford Focus as she walked home from school with her grandmother in St Helens, Merseyside, on Friday afternoon.

The youngster passed away in hospital, while her grandmother remains in serious but stable condition.