Kesgrave shooting trial continues at Ipswich Crown Court
A jury heard how the family of the victim rushed to get towels to "stem the bleeding"
A jury will continue to be shown evidence in the trial of a teenager accused of attempted murder in Kesgrave today (21 May).
It's after a 15-year-old boy was shot on his way to school on Friends Walk at around 8.40am on 7 September 2020.
Addressing the jury yesterday (20 May), Riel Karmy Jones QC said the victim was shot in the face at a distance of between 0.75 and 1.5 metres.
She said the accused, who is now aged 16 and cannot be named due to his age, took his father's car to drive to Friends Walk and used his grandfather's 12 gauge Beretta shotgun to carry out the attack.
The teenager shot the victim after he refused to get in the car, a silver Saab, the court heard.
Ms Karmy Jones said the teenager also pointed the shotgun towards neighbours before "calmly" placing the weapon back into the car and driving away in a "composed manor".
The victim, also now aged 16, was left laying in a "pool of blood" as his family ran to get towels to "stem the bleeding," Ms Karmy Jones added.
Police later found the car in the Westwood Avenue area of Ipswich at approximately 10.50am and had to smash the window to arrest the teenager, she said.
When the teenager was told he was being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, he said "I'm 100% guilty of that," Ms Karmy Jones told the jury.
The court heard the victim suffered a stroke at hospital and is now partially paralysed and has some brain damage.
The 16-year-old faces the following charges:
- Attempted murder
- Possession of a shotgun with intent to endanger life
- Possession of a shotgun with intent to cause fear of violence
- Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm
- Possession of a shotgun with intent to cause fear of violence against a second individual.
He has denied all charges, the trial continues...