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| Seven-year-old girl shot in head in Northiam 'gravely ill' | |
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| A young girl shot in the head in East Sussex remains gravely ill in hospital. | A young girl shot in the head in East Sussex remains gravely ill in hospital. |
| Police said the child, who is thought to have been shot by her father who was found dead at the scene in Northiam, is seven years old. | |
| Ch Supt Neil Honnor said a firearm had been recovered, but would not confirm the relationship between the girl and the man. | Ch Supt Neil Honnor said a firearm had been recovered, but would not confirm the relationship between the girl and the man. |
| The body of the man was found in a car parked outside a house in the Spring Hill area of the village. | The body of the man was found in a car parked outside a house in the Spring Hill area of the village. |
| 'Perpetrator identified' | 'Perpetrator identified' |
| The area around the scene has been cordoned off since the shooting, which happened at about 16:00 BST on Thursday. | The area around the scene has been cordoned off since the shooting, which happened at about 16:00 BST on Thursday. |
| Ch Supt Honnor said officers had identified "the perpetrator of the offence". | Ch Supt Honnor said officers had identified "the perpetrator of the offence". |
| "This does not appear to be an incident that's necessarily related to Northiam other than the fact that it happened there. | "This does not appear to be an incident that's necessarily related to Northiam other than the fact that it happened there. |
| "We believe this is a domestic-related incident," he said. | "We believe this is a domestic-related incident," he said. |
| The girl is being treated at King's College Hospital in London. | The girl is being treated at King's College Hospital in London. |