Barnsley man jailed for injuring a child with an air rifle
A Barnsley man has been jailed for injuring a child with an air rifle.
At 2.16am on 15 June 2024 officers were called by the ambulance service to reports that a child had suffered an injury to their stomach, believed to be from an air rifle, in the Bolton upon Dearne area of Barnsley.
The child was taken to hospital to be treated for their injuries which were serious but fortunately not life-threatening.
Police arrested Kevan Turner, 43, of Bank End Close, Barnsley, on suspicion of assault.
He admitted to having drunk six cans of beer at the time of the incident and said that the air rifle was in his possession because he had borrowed it from a neighbour to shoot rats.
Turner was charged with wounding without intent and pleaded guilty to the offence at Sheffield Crown Court on 12 June 2025.
He was sentenced yesterday (Monday 18 August) at the same court, and jailed for three years and four months.