France, 11 yr old girl from UK, fatally shot in a village Brittany France, 10 June 2023 ‘arrest’.

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An 11-year-old British girl was shot dead in her garden in France after her father's work on some hedges inflamed a long-running dispute, say prosecutors.
Solenne Thornton was killed playing outside her home in Saint-Herbot, a village near Quimper in Brittany, at about 10pm on Saturday.
A 71-year-old Dutch neighbour allegedly fired several shots which hit Solenne and her parents.
Her eight-year-old sister, Celeste, wasn't hit and managed to raise the alarm.
Local officials said there had been issues between the neighbours over a hedge and a plot of land.
According to TV network France 3, Solenne's father Adrian Thornton is in a critical condition, while her mother Rachel has non-life-threatening injuries.

British girl, 11, shot dead in France 'after work on hedges inflamed dispute'

The girl's father was seriously injured and her mother was also hurt; however her eight-year-old sister managed to escape and raised the alarm.

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Brittany: France shooting suspect under investigation for murder

Eleven-year-old Solaine Thornton was shot dead while playing on a swing in her garden on Saturday.

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First picture of suspect accused of gunning down Brit girl, 11, at family BBQ

Dirk Raats, 71, who is in custody in Brittany suspected of attempted murder and killing a child under the age of 15, was said to have been high on drugs when he pointed his weapon towards the Thornton family, who were originally from Oldham

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