A man has appeared in court charged with the unlawful killing of an eight-year-old boy in Cumbria.
Jay Cartmell seriously injured after a firearm was discharged on the ground near Warcop Cambria In September 2024.
An air ambulance took Jay from Frizington to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, but he was pronounced dead later the same day.
Alan Thursby, 64, of Dent Place, Cleator Moor, was charged with manslaughter by gross negligence at Carlisle Magistrates Court on Thursday.
On Thursday, who entered no plea, he will appear at Carlisle Crown Court next month.
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He was granted bail by District Judge Philip Holden, provided he did not contact Jay’s parents.
Speaking after his death, parents Leigh and James Cartmell said they were “devastated” to lose Jay, whom they described as “lovely, kind and full of mischief”.
In a statement released through Cumbria Police, they said Jay enjoyed fishing and rabbiting with his father and helping look after the family pets, which included four lurchers, five ferrets and a bearded dragon named Spike.
