[Ammi]

An eight-year-old boy has died after he suffered firearm injuries to his head and face at a farm in Cumbria.

Police arrested a man in his 60s at the scene in Warcop on suspicion of assault, which has since been changed to gross negligence manslaughter.

Emergency services were called to reports the boy had been injured by a firearm on Saturday at 2.50pm.

The child was taken to hospital by air ambulance but he died overnight.

A Cumbria police spokesman said the firearm “was secured at the scene” and they are investigating the circumstances of the boy’s death.

A statement from the force said: “Police are investigating following the death of an eight-year-old boy.Emergency services were called at around 2.50pm yesterday (28 Sept) to a farm in the Warcop area following a report that a child had been seriously injured by a firearm at the property.

“Police and NWAS attended. The firearm was secured at the scene by police and an eight-year-old boy was taken to hospital by air ambulance having suffered serious and life-threatening injuries to his head and face.

“Sadly, the boy has died overnight. Officers arrested a man in his 60s at the scene on suspicion of assault GBH.

“He remains in police custody but is now under arrest on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.”


https://uk.yahoo.com/news/boy-8-dies...085850758.html

[arista]

[arista]

[An overflowing bath and crumbling wooden
sheds are pictured on the land]

[arista]

[An eight-year-old boy has tragically died overnight
after he was shot on a farm.

Emergency services raced to the scene
in the Warcop area of Cumbria after being
called at 2.50PM yesterday.

A child had been seriously injured after
being shot, sustaining 'serious and life-threatening
injuries to his head and face'.]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-arrested.html

[Gusto Brunt]

Very tragic but strange incident.