Man charged with attempted murder for shooting friend's son with pellet gun

The child allegedly suffered brain damage when the pellet lodged in his eye

31 October 2022 - 13:42

A case of attempted murder has been opened against a Newcastle man almost a year after he allegedly shot his friend’s five-year-old son with a pellet gun...

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