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TRIBUTES HAVE BEEN paid to the 10-year-old boy killed during a family holiday in Tenerife by a hit-and-run driver.
Carter Carson died in hospital on Friday nearly 24 hours after he was struck by a car outside a shopping centre in Adeje in the south of the island.
Family friend Charlene Dinnen has already raised more than £4,000 towards his funeral costs this morning after launching an appeal on crowdfunding site Just Giving.
She said: “It breaks my heart to say this but I am trying to raise money to help friends Stuart Carson and partner Clair as on Thursday what started out as a family holiday in Tenerife soon turned into a terrible tragedy when young Carter Carson was struck by a hit-and-run driver.
“Carter was taken to hospital where doctors tried their best but unfortunately they couldn’t save him and Carter passed away on Friday. Carter was a happy-go-lucky wee boy who just loved his footy like his daddy and his grandad.
“I can’t even put into words how heartbreaking this is. Sleep tight wee man.”
Carter’s football club 18th Newtownabbey Youth FC said in a statement first posted on Saturday morning: “It is with deepest condolences and heavy hearts we as a club are saddened to hear to of the tragic passing of young Carter Carson this morning.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and his friends at the club.”
Carter was from Newtownabbey near Belfast but is believed to have been travelling on an Irish passport.
Police investigating the hit-and-run spent yesterday afternoon quizzing several people including a suspect after seizing a red Alfa Romeo believed to be the car that hit Carter.
Spain’s Interior Minister confirmed two people have been arrested over the hit-and-run death.
Juan Ignacio Zoido said this morning: “Police have arrested two men over their alleged links to the fatal running-over of a boy in Tenerife. Once again the public’s help has been fundamental. Thanks for all your help.”
Police were not able to offer any more details about the identities of the two detainees.
A well-placed source said they were expected to appear in court tomorrow.
An investigating judge tasked with the criminal probe into the incident has placed a secrecy order on the case.
The move, standard procedure in Spain in the early stages of an investigation, prevents officials from making detailed comment about cases so as not to hinder the judicial investigation.
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I’m most interested in Georgia , fingers crossed for Stacey Abrams hope she’s the next governor there .
@Mrs M: She does seem to have a lot of support, not too sure about her militia though.
@Garry Coll: “her militia” ? When did she found it ?
@Garry Coll: militia? Would you call white people that are breaking no laws whilr carrying an election ooster the same name? Funny thing is Abrams wants more gun control and they know it. They might as well grab a sec9nd sogn that says ‘This should be illegal, but its not’
@Dave O Keeffe: new phine, apologies for being stupid.
@Dave O Keeffe: phone obviously
Oh yeah! want to see the orange baby get a kick in his jingle bells
@Dáithí O Raghailaigh: “Yes to a certain extent” so that’s a no then..
Don’t forget when Trump talks about foreigners coming to America to steal their jobs he means us, we’re foreigners too.
@Dot Com: well we are.
@Dáithí O Raghailaigh: If Stormy Daniels is telling the truth, he won’t be able to feel much pain in that area…
@Dot Com: He seems to forget that, at some stage, his family were also foreigners as is his wife.
@Rose Margaret: Correct. They were foreigners. But they were foreigners migrated legally to the US .
@Tommy Roche: According to the Washington Post he dose not seem to see any difference on legal or illegal immigrants.
How Trump is changing the face of legal immigration
By Abigail Hauslohner, Andrew Ba Tran
July 2, 2018 at 7:53 PM
@Tommy Roche: Like the migrants who legally apply for asylum by following the legal procedure?
@Damien Hawe: Yup..and a few lucky people can become citizens by getting the ‘Einstein Visa’..hmmmm..is there anyone in Trumps family that has benefited by that visa.Or by the chain migration one..?
@Tommy Roche: you know that caravan he keeps banging on about? Not illegal. His rhetoric may change that though, if he continues to tell people that legal entry will be met woth military opposition then perhaps they’ll condmsider illegal entry on his advice
@Rose Margaret: Ah, sure if the WP print something then it must be true. Ok.
@Tommy Roche: Well meeting people attempting legal migration with the military would suggest that they’re right this time.
@Rose Margaret: ridiculous comment !!! If that’s the case, we’re screwed, housing crisis is gonna hit the already, blown roof !!!
No, nothing to do with us.
America has made their choice, life goes on.
Although it is good to see a shake up in electoral terms, it’s only a pity Ireland couldn’t follow suit.
@Trevor Hayden: his policy flip flops are resonating across the world.
@DaisyMay: And how will the Irish electorate be able to influence the mid terms?
@Trevor Hayden: they won’t..but it doesn’t mean we can’t pay a little attention to them.
@Dave Thomas: he knows, hes on every article. Hes just playing dumb, at least i think hes playing
@Dave O Keeffe: How is it dumb to state “We have no control over the American electorate?”
@Trevor Hayden: Playing dumb and being dumb are two different things but maybe you are just playing dumb again? Keep at it and you might convince us of the other option.
@Trevor Hayden: what shake up Center Right or more Center Right not much of a choice to be honest
Trump will claim it as his victory if the Republicans do well. Of course if they do badly it will be someone else’s fault.
Take back the house!
@Jurgen Remak: he’ll blame the caravan. Like Peter Casey.
Wouldn’t miss it for the world, popcorn & beer in stock & TV on Fox News all night.
@Justin Gillespie: would you not rather watch in on a News station?
@Justin Gillespie: Nascar & WWE with the deliverance soundtrack in the background.
@Dáithí O Raghailaigh: Omg. Thank you for that comment. It made my week.
@Justin Gillespie: Yaasssss
Good Luck Hillary!
@A Sharks Tempo: Ohh how boring.
@A Sharks Tempo: what a cockswab
@A Sharks Tempo: Yeah , I bet the people of Libya are wishing her that. As are Wall Street, the group she assured that “I have one view for the public but a private position for you” , when it comes to Wall Street reform.
@The Quare Fella: Did Trump not give a lot of Goldman Sachs people positions?
@The Quare Fella: lol, you got that quote wrong by the way. It was about have a public face and a provate face, not view. Everybody has a public and private face. Especially politicians.
@The Quare Fella: sorry, my bad, you just invented the quote based on a hint of something she once said. She said you need a public and private stance on issues. Which when you consider that politicians represent constituents rather than themselves makes perfect sense.
Because of Trump we’re all supposed to show an interest.
But I think that if he was going to bring about a nuclear war he would have done it by now.
So US politics is back to being a sideshow.
A win for Republicans could see Trump become even more “aggressive” in behavior right and act. But a loss might lead to greater petulance from Trump. Neither is good.
Absolutely. Won’t change a thing and I’ll get angrier as the night goes on but why not!
What could more exciting than following the Brexit ?
Will keep an eye on it. Hard to avoid really
Think i`d rather shite in my own hand and clap…
@Pixie McMullen: would you not like to do something Different Tonight?
@Dáithí O Raghailaigh: Yeah, I`d like to shite into your hand and see you clap , you up for it?
I kinda wanna see this too
@Pixie McMullen: No… but if you make an offer like that to Trump , you have a friend for life..
@Dáithí O Raghailaigh: No thanks, who wants you as a friend for life??
I’ve had enough of Trump and want him impeached. Novelty Factor over.
Where does my vote go in these polls when I dont choose an option but still press the vote button to see the results?
@Markonline: the cost of curiosity….
Looking forward to a blue wave.. #FakeNews. MAGA 2020.
My money is on the Democrats to win back both houses from the Russians!
Don’t shoot me but ……. am I the only one who doesn’t hate him ?!?
Don’t shoot me but …… am I the only one who doesn’t hate him ?!? X
Tester in Montana
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