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18/11/2014
11-Year-Old Shot In The Head With Pellet Gun
An 11-year-old boy has been shot in the head during an under-12s football match in Chester-le-Street, Co Durham, on Saturday.
The boy, named as Connor Minto, was left with a pellet lodged above his left eye after he was shot with what police believe to have been an air rifle.
It is understood three fourteen-year-olds have been arrested in connection with the incident, which happened during a match between Chester-le-Street Town and Coxhoe taking place at Hermitage Academy.
The teenagers have since been released on bail.
(MH/CD)
The boy, named as Connor Minto, was left with a pellet lodged above his left eye after he was shot with what police believe to have been an air rifle.
It is understood three fourteen-year-olds have been arrested in connection with the incident, which happened during a match between Chester-le-Street Town and Coxhoe taking place at Hermitage Academy.
The teenagers have since been released on bail.
(MH/CD)
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