Suffolk teen shot in the face on the way to school regains consciousness

Armed police were dispatched after a teen was shot
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Ellena Cruse24 September 2020
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A teenager who was shot in the face on the way to school has woken up in hospital more than two weeks after the incident.

The 15-year-old, who was fired upon in Kesgrave, Suffolk, on September 7, remains in intensive care at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

A boy, also aged 15, has been charged with attempted murder and is next due to appear before Ipswich Crown Court for a plea hearing on December 7.

A Suffolk Police spokesman said on Thursday: “The victim has regained consciousness and remains in intensive care at Addenbrooke’s Hospital.”

The boy was shot as he walked to school
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The boy was airlifted from the scene after he was shot on the Grange Farm housing estate at around 8.40am.

Police said he suffered serious injuries and was in a critical condition.

Police officers and teachers outside Kesgrave High School
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The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged with attempted murder and has been remanded in custody.

He is also charged with possession of a firearm, a 12-gauge Beretta over and under shotgun, with intent to cause fear of injury of another person, and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

Police officers conduct a search after a boy was shot
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The youth, from the Woodbridge area, faces a trial next year.

Suffolk Police said witnesses reported seeing a suspect get into a car after the incident, before the vehicle drove away.

An arrest was made just over two hours after the shooting, five miles away in Ipswich.

A car was seized at the time of the arrest, from which a long-barrelled firearm was recovered, the force said.

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