Man charged after boy, 8, shot dead during rabbit hunt on farm

Jay, from Frizington, Cumbria, was rushed by air ambulance to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle for emergency treatment, where he was later pronounced dead (Picture: Cumbria Police/PA Wire)

A man has been charged after an eight-year-old boy was shot dead on a farm in Cumbria.

Jay Cartmell was killed with a shotgun on September 28 2024 after joining a rabbit hunt, an inquest previously heard.

He suffered serious wounds to his head and face on land near Warcop and died in hospital later the same day.