A 78-year-old man has admitted killing his six-year-old great-grandson with an air rifle. Albert Grannon pleaded guilty at Hull crown court to the manslaughter of Stanley Metcalf at a house in Sproatley, east Yorkshire, last year. Stanley was wounded in the side of his abdomen when he was shot on 26 July 2018. Grannon, who sat in the dock listening to proceedings through a headset, also admitted possessing an air rifle without holding a firearms certificate. In a statement issued following Stanley’s death, his family described him as being “vibrant and full of energy”.

Source: The Guardian June 10, 2019 15:44 UTC