Parents of girl, 11, shot dead in France, are from Oldham
The parents of an 11-year-old girl British girl shot dead while playing on her garden swing in France are from Oldham. Solaine Thornton and her sister Celeste, eight, were in the garden during a barbecue at their home in the village of Saint-Herbot, near Quimper, Brittany, when an elderly neighbour allegedly opened fire at them with a shotgun through a hedge, it is reported.
The girl and her parents, Adrian and Rachel Thornton, were reportedly named by mayor of Plonevez-du-Faou Marguerite Bleuzen. They are both reported to have been shot in the head. Mr Thornton is understood to be in a critical condition.An official at Plonévez-du-Faou, which is the local town hall for the family’s village, confirmed that Adrian and Rachael were born in Oldham and that Solaine and Celeste were born in France.
A local resident told French media the younger child raised the alarm, running to neighbours shouting: “My sister is dead. My sister is dead.” Ms Halley told French journalists: “The motives for this tragedy are not yet known. It appears there had been a conflict between the two neighbours for several years over a piece of land adjoining the two properties."
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