Man held over hit-and-run death

The PSNI have arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run incident on Friday night in west Belfast which claimed the life…

The PSNI have arrested a man in connection with a hit-and-run incident on Friday night in west Belfast which claimed the life of a teenage girl.

Ms Debbie McComb, 16, from Glenalina Park in the city, was fatally injured in the incident involving a stolen car on the Springfield Road.

Her friend, Ms Bernadette Hall, was also injured in the collision but later discharged from hospital.

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