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Nottinghamshire Police officer 'offered loaded gun to girl' Nottinghamshire Police officer 'offered loaded gun to girl'
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A seven-year-old girl was offered a loaded gun before it was accidentally fired, her mother has said. A girl was offered a loaded gun before it was fired accidentally causing her an injury, her mother has said.
The girl suffered a minor injury when a bullet casing hit her after the assault rifle was shot into the ground at Nottinghamshire Police's headquarters. The seven-year-old suffered a minor injury when a bullet casing hit her after the assault rifle was shot into the ground at Nottinghamshire Police headquarters.
The officer, who has not been named, has been taken off firearms duties following an incompetency hearing.The officer, who has not been named, has been taken off firearms duties following an incompetency hearing.
In his interview with investigators, the officer said he did not remember the weapon being offered to the girl. The officer said he did not remember the weapon being offered to the girl.
Her mother told investigators she was offered the gun for a photograph shortly before it was fired. 'Genuine risk'
Her mother told the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) her daughter was offered the gun for a photograph shortly before it was fired while on a tour last year.
The girl, from Worksop, was on a tour of the force headquarters in Hucknall with a group of youngsters, aged six to 13, and their parents when she was injured.
The IPCC asked the officer about the mother's allegation to which he said it was "not something I recall specifically".
He went on to say: "that's not to say that it maybe didn't happen, it's certainly something I don't recall".
Derrick Campbell, from the IPCC, said: "The seriousness of this matter cannot be underestimated. It is through good fortune that no one was more seriously injured.
"The officer's actions, while not deliberate, posed a genuine risk to those present."