This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/wiltshire/8220735.stm
The article has changed 8 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 6 | Version 7 |
|---|---|
| Boy, 5, shot dead with air rifle | Boy, 5, shot dead with air rifle |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| A five-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head with an air rifle during a family visit to friends in Wiltshire. | |
| Jonathon Cook, from Ealing in west London, was shot at about 1200 BST on Monday in the garden of a house in Fovant, near Tisbury. | |
| The child was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, where he died in the afternoon. | The child was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, where he died in the afternoon. |
| The death is being investigated but is not currently treated as suspicious. | |
| Jonathon's mother said he was killed in a "tragic accident" and described him as a "gorgeous, cheeky, beautiful, bright little bundle of joy". | |
| Rapid response | Rapid response |
| The child was on a trip to Weatheroak, a house on Moor Hill in Fovant. | |
| He is believed to be one of a number who were visiting the home of Bernard Allnutt and wife Pamela. | |
| Wiltshire Police has issued a statement which said: "A report will be prepared for HM Coroner for Swindon and Wiltshire and we are offering support to the family, who have our deepest sympathy." | Wiltshire Police has issued a statement which said: "A report will be prepared for HM Coroner for Swindon and Wiltshire and we are offering support to the family, who have our deepest sympathy." |
| A rapid-response paramedic arrived, followed by an ambulance then an air ambulance on Monday as the severity of the child's injuries became clear. | A rapid-response paramedic arrived, followed by an ambulance then an air ambulance on Monday as the severity of the child's injuries became clear. |
| A Great Western Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "Great Western Ambulance responded to a 999 call made at 12.11pm on Monday to a young child who had sustained head injuries following an incident with an air rifle. | A Great Western Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "Great Western Ambulance responded to a 999 call made at 12.11pm on Monday to a young child who had sustained head injuries following an incident with an air rifle. |
| "The Dorset Air Ambulance attended the incident, as they were the nearest and quickest resource available." | "The Dorset Air Ambulance attended the incident, as they were the nearest and quickest resource available." |