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| Householder arrested after suspected burglars shot | Householder arrested after suspected burglars shot |
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| A householder and his wife have been arrested in Leicestershire after two suspected burglars were hit with shotgun pellets. | A householder and his wife have been arrested in Leicestershire after two suspected burglars were hit with shotgun pellets. |
| The wounded men and two others have also been arrested. | The wounded men and two others have also been arrested. |
| Police said they were alerted by the householder, who said a group of men had broken into his home in Welby, Melton Mowbray, and that he had fired a legally held shotgun. | Police said they were alerted by the householder, who said a group of men had broken into his home in Welby, Melton Mowbray, and that he had fired a legally held shotgun. |
| One of the suspected raiders called an ambulance. Another went to hospital. | One of the suspected raiders called an ambulance. Another went to hospital. |
| Their injuries are not regarded as life-threatening, police said. | Their injuries are not regarded as life-threatening, police said. |
| Shotgun injuries | |
| Officers said a man aged 35 and his wife aged 43 had been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. | Officers said a man aged 35 and his wife aged 43 had been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. |
| Four men aged 27, 23, 31 and 33 were arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary. | Four men aged 27, 23, 31 and 33 were arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary. |
| A statement from Leicestershire Police said: "Police were called at 12.26am this morning by a man reporting a group of men had broken into his home in Melton. | A statement from Leicestershire Police said: "Police were called at 12.26am this morning by a man reporting a group of men had broken into his home in Melton. |
| "The man stated that during the course of the incident he had fired a legally held shotgun and the intruders had left the scene. | "The man stated that during the course of the incident he had fired a legally held shotgun and the intruders had left the scene. |
| "Around five minutes later the ambulance service called to tell us they had been called to a man with injuries consistent with shotgun injuries. | "Around five minutes later the ambulance service called to tell us they had been called to a man with injuries consistent with shotgun injuries. |
| "A second man presented at Leicester Royal Infirmary with similar injuries." | "A second man presented at Leicester Royal Infirmary with similar injuries." |