Toddler air rifle shooting: Teenage boys bailed after girl, 3, shot in west London park

Shooting: The incident happened in Hanworth Park
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Tom Marshall29 August 2015
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Three teenage boys and a young man have been released on police bail after a three-year-old girl was shot in the stomach with an air rifle.

The little girl was shot while playing with her parents and grandfather in a park in west London just over a week ago, at about 6pm on Thursday, August 20.

She was rushed to hospital and had to undergo an operation to remove the pellet which was lodged 10cm into her body.

Police said the bullet came “within inches” of penetrating her stomach, which could have proved fatal. The toddler was kept in hospital for two days before being discharged.

On Friday, August 28, a 16-year-old boy was arrested after handing himself into police over the incident in Hanworth Park, Feltham.

Two other boys, aged 13 and 14, and a 23-year-old man were also arrested, with all four being held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm.

Scotland Yard today announced that all four have been released on police bail, as officers continue to probe the shooting. They will have to return to a police station in early October

A spokesman for for the Metropolitan Police said: “All four were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and have since been bailed to a date in early October.

“No weapon has been recovered at this time.”

Detectives continue to appeal for information.

Anyone who can help the investigation should contact Hounslow CID on 020 8247 6160 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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