Police appeal to find hit and run driver who left Archway girl with horrific injuries
PUBLISHED: 12:24 05 July 2019 | UPDATED: 14:29 05 July 2019
Naomi was run over near the junction of Ashbrook Road and St John’s Way. Picture: Google
Police have finally issued an appeal to trace a hit and run driver who reversed over a 12-year-old girl, moved her onto the pavement and then sped off.
Parliament Hill School pupil Naomi Kim is still in hospital with a broken collarbone, broken leg, broken ribs and punctured lung and is expected to be there for weeks.
The horrific incident happened yards from Naomi’s home in Ashbrook Road, Archway, at 4.50pm on June 20. Scotland Yard repeatedly said they could find no record of it until this newspaper provided a crime reference number this week. What’s more, her parents say they haven’t so much as heard from police since it was reported.
CCTV is now being analysed in the search for the driver of the black Range Rover, though the community is outraged it has taken so long and fear tapes could have been wiped as routinely happens after a set period of time.
Naomi faces “months of healing and recovery”, according to parents of her friends.
One said her injuries are so severe she can still only move her head. She has been transferred to The Whittington where she is expected to remain.
“Her mum is sleeping by her side every night as she can’t move,” she added.
“She hasn’t got out of bed for two weeks and it will be at least two more weeks before she can even go into a wheelchair.
“It’s an outrage, launching an appeal two weeks after the event. What about CCTV?”
Naomi’s femur, the large thigh bone, reportedly broke when the driver pulled her out from under the car.
Archway hit and run: Police appeal for Range Rover driver who left girl, 12, with horrific injuries | Islington Gazette
Police appeal to find hit and run driver who left Archway girl with horrific injuries PUBLISHED: 12:24 05 July 2019 | UPDATED: 14:29 05 July 2019 Naomi was run over near the junction of Ashbrook Road and St John’s Way. Picture: Google Police have finally issued an appeal to trace a hit and run driver… [Read More]
