Solaine thornton

The suspect held over the fatal shooting solaine thornton an year-old British girl in France is under investigation for murder, prosecutors say.

The mother of a British schoolgirl cradled her dying daughter in her arms after she was shot dead while playing in the garden of her home in France. Solaine Thornton, 11, was shot along with her parents by their neighbour outside their home in Saint-Herbot, near Brittany at around 10pm local time on Saturday. Solaine Thornton was shot dead while she was playing in her garden during a quiet family barbecue. Dirk Raats, a year-old Dutch pensioner, was charged with murder and attempted murder on Monday night. His wife, Marlene Van Hoof, has been charged with attempting to hide two weapons. There were no words, just screams.

Solaine thornton

By Madeleine Ross. The devastated family of an year-old who was gunned down by an angry neighbour had just received their passports for a trip to the UK to visit relatives. Solaine Thornton, 11, was killed by a single shot as her family enjoyed a barbecue last Saturday evening in the sleepy Brittany hamlet of Saint-Herbot, near Quimper. Her parents, Adrian, 52, and Rachael, 49, were also shot in the attack and have both undergone surgery. Dirk Raats, 71, has been formally charged with the murder of young Solaine Thornton and the attempted murders of her mother and father , who are originally from the Manchester area. Irvin Thortnon, the grandfather of Solaine and eight-year-old sister, Celeste, who was able to escape to safety and raise the alarm, has travelled to their village to support the family - who had been planning a trip to Britain. Solaine Thornton, 11, was killed by a single shot as her family enjoyed a barbecue last Saturday evening. Tributes left for the year-old British girl who was gunned down by an angry neighbour. A family friend from the village told The Mirror that the family had just received their passports. They seem like such a close family and Covid parted them for so long. Mr Thornton previously told MailOnline that police arrived at his house on Sunday night to break the devastating news of his granddaughter's death.

A source close to the investigation said: "There was a dispute between neighbours, and a gun was produced.

The elderly neighbour accused of killing an year-old British girl with a rifle in France has been pictured for the first time. Dirk Raats, 71, faces spending the rest of his life behind bars after being charged with the murder of Solaine Thornton and the attempted murder of her parents in the tiny village of Saint Herbot. Prosecutors said the little girl was playing on a swing with her eight-year-old sister Celeste when Raats, allegedly under the influence of alcohol and cannabis, opened fire through a hedge on Saturday evening. Celeste was the only family member to escape unscathed. Raats is accused of barricading himself at his home following the incident, before giving himself up to police an hour later. His wife Marlene Van Hoof, 69, surrendered herself soon after and was also arrested.

An year-old girl from a British family who was shot dead while playing on a swing in her garden in France has been named as Solaine Thornton. The family were having a barbecue on Saturday evening when the shooting happened in the village of Saint-Herbot, north of Quimper in Brittany. Her parents, Adrian and Rachel Thornton, were also hurt and are in hospital. The family were named by the mayor of the commune where the family lived, Marguerite Bleuzen. The girl and her eight-year-old sister were playing on a swing as their parents tended the barbecue, when a neighbour began firing at them with a shotgun through a hedge. The younger girl ran to another neighbour's house to raise the alarm and is now said to be in shock. A local resident told French media that the younger child ran to neighbours shouting: "My sister is dead, my sister is dead".

Solaine thornton

The mother of a British schoolgirl cradled her dying daughter in her arms after she was shot dead while playing in the garden of her home in France. Solaine Thornton, 11, was shot along with her parents by their neighbour outside their home in Saint-Herbot, near Brittany at around 10pm local time on Saturday. Solaine Thornton was shot dead while she was playing in her garden during a quiet family barbecue.

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Prosecutors said the little girl was playing on a swing with her eight-year-old sister Celeste when Raats, allegedly under the influence of alcohol and cannabis, opened fire through a hedge on Saturday evening. Irvin Thortnon, the grandfather of Solaine and eight-year-old sister, Celeste, who was able to escape to safety and raise the alarm, has travelled to their village to support the family - who had been planning a trip to Britain. The year-old's grandfather, Irvin Thornton, said police arrived at his house on Sunday night to break the news of his granddaughter's death. The suspect held over the fatal shooting of an year-old British girl in France is under investigation for murder, prosecutors say. Fury at 'unreliable' Germany revealing secrets of British operations in Ukraine as Kremlin seizes on Prosecutors said Dirk Raats, a year-old neighbour, got to within 10m of the girl's father before opening fire through a hedge. There were no words, just screams. Over arrested as protests rage across Russia following death of Alexei Navalny. Royals See more Royals. Raats is accused of barricading himself at his home following the incident, before giving himself up to police an hour later. Police forensics at the crime scene after year-old Solaine Thornton from a British family was shot dead while playing on a swing in her garden.

A man has appeared in court in France charged with shooting dead an year-old British girl who was playing in the garden of her family home.

Over arrested as protests rage across Russia following death of Alexei Navalny. US Edition. The two families had been arguing for many years over a plot of land adjoining the two properties, according to the publication, citing a source close to the investigation. Sitting in the Monts d'Aree hills in western Brittany, the isolated hamlet of Plonevez-du-Faou had been home to the British family since Her parents, Adrian, 52, and Rachael, 49, were also shot in the attack and have both undergone surgery. By David Jones. Our 'four months of hell' at hands of cowboy Checkatrade builder: Couple lay bare how rogue trader destroyed Raats spoke briefly on Monday evening as he was formally charged with the murder of year-old Solaine and the attempted murders of her parents. There was no shooter. And at some point, the hedges and trees - which once concealed the Raats' home - appear to have been trimmed back.