A MAN who injured a child with an air rifle has been jailed.
At 2.16am on June 15, 2024, officers were called by the ambulance service following reports that a child had suffered a stomach injury in Bolton-upon-Dearne.
The child was taken to hospital to be treated for their injuries which were serious but not life-threatening.
Kevan Turner, 43, of Bank End Close, was arrested on suspicion of assault.
During his police interview, he claimed that he did not know how the child had been injured by the firearm.
He also 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 June 12.
He was sentenced on Monday at the same court, and jailed for three years and four months.
