Boy, 8, shot on farm was killed by shotgun while hunting rabbits

An eight-year-old lad changeable dead connected a workplace successful Cumbria was killed with a shotgun aft joining a rabbit hunt, an inquest has heard.

Jay Cartmell suffered superior wounds to his caput and look connected onshore adjacent Warcop and died successful infirmary aboriginal the aforesaid day connected September 28.

Dr Nicholas Shaw, adjunct coroner for Cumbria, opened and adjourned the inquest into Jay’s decease during a little proceeding astatine Cockermouth Coroner’s Court, Cumbria.

He said the adjournment was to let constabulary to investigate, with a antheral successful his 60s presently connected bail having been arrested astatine the country of Jay’s decease connected suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

Dr Shaw said Jay, from Frizington, Cumbria, was rushed by aerial ambulance to the Royal Victoria Infirmary successful Newcastle for exigency treatment, wherever helium was aboriginal pronounced dead.

He added: ‘The little circumstances, it has been wide reported by the press, Jay sadly sustained a superior wounded during a shooting, a rabbit shooting expedition, a suspected shotgun wounded and was flown to Newcastle but sadly died.

‘Police person started an investigation, investigating somebody, perchance for gross negligence manslaughter. At the infinitesimal it is near to the constabulary to investigate.

‘If charges are brought arsenic a effect of this and a tribunal lawsuit concludes, we would past see whether we request to re-open the case.

‘The lawsuit is present adjourned to await the effect of the constabulary investigation.’

Leigha and James Cartmell, the boy’s parents, described their lad arsenic ‘loving, benignant and afloat of mischief’.

In a tribute issued done Cumbria Police aft his death, they said: ‘We are heartbroken astatine the passing of our cleanable small lad – Jay Cartmell, 8 years.

‘He was loving, benignant and afloat of mischief, the champion lad that anyone could privation for and the 3rd country of our beauteous household “triangle”.

‘Jay loved being outdoors, the muddier helium could get the amended and was starting to travel successful the footsteps of his dada with his obsession for speedway astatine Workington, wherever helium archetypal attended aged 1 years.’

They besides told of however Jay enjoyed sportfishing and rabbiting with his begetter and helped attraction for the household pets, including 4 lurchers, 5 ferrets and his ain bearded dragon named Spike.

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