Man for court for shooting NI boy (5)

A man (72) will appear in court on Monday next charged in connection with the shooting of a five-year-old boy in the North.

A man (72) will appear in court on Monday next charged in connection with the shooting of a five-year-old boy in the North.

Darragh Somers was shot in his school playground in St Patrick's primary school in Mullinaskea near Enniskillen in April, 2005.

The pensioner is charged with unlawfully wounding Darragh and with causing him grievous bodily harm.

Darragh, who was shot in the back of the head, spent two months in the Royal Victoria hospital before making a full recovery.

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