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23/07/2012
Solicitor Shot While At His Desk Dies
A solicitor who was shot in the head with a sawn-off shotgun has died from his injuries, police say.
58-year-old James Ward was left fighting for his life after a man walked into his office and shot him while he worked at his desk in Devizes.
The married father of three, from Westbury, Wiltshire, was taken to hospital where his family has maintained a bedside vigil since the shooting on 2 July.
Wiltshire police said Ward died on Sunday in hospital.
62-year-old businessman Michael Chudley has been charged with attempted murder.
Chudley, of no fixed address, will appear at Winchester crown court on 24 September.
He is accused of the attempted murder of Ward, making threats to kill Daphne Courtney, possession of a sawn-off shotgun with intent to cause fear of violence to Daphne Courtney and carrying a firearm with criminal intent to commit an indictable offence, namely murder.
(H/GK)
58-year-old James Ward was left fighting for his life after a man walked into his office and shot him while he worked at his desk in Devizes.
The married father of three, from Westbury, Wiltshire, was taken to hospital where his family has maintained a bedside vigil since the shooting on 2 July.
Wiltshire police said Ward died on Sunday in hospital.
62-year-old businessman Michael Chudley has been charged with attempted murder.
Chudley, of no fixed address, will appear at Winchester crown court on 24 September.
He is accused of the attempted murder of Ward, making threats to kill Daphne Courtney, possession of a sawn-off shotgun with intent to cause fear of violence to Daphne Courtney and carrying a firearm with criminal intent to commit an indictable offence, namely murder.
(H/GK)
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