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Burglar involved in break-in where two accomplices were shot is jailed

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A burglar involved in a break-in at an isolated cottage, where two accomplices were shot, was today jailed for four years. Orville Williams (32) was outside the property in Welby, near Melton, when the householder, Andy Ferries (35), came downstairs with a shotgun. He saw three masked men in his kitchen and pulled the trigger, because one of the intruders was reaching for a drawer where knives were kept. Two of the raiders, Joshua O'Gorman and Daniel Mansell, were both injured. They were arrested at Leicester Royal Infirmary where they went for treatment. Williams, a father of two, of Edgehill Road, Northfields, Leicester, who accompanied them to hospital was arrested outside the Accident and Emergency department. At Leicester Crown Court, he admitted burglary in the early hours of September 2 last year. O'Gorman (27), of the Wayne Way, Leicester, was shot on the right side of his face and Mansell (33), of Harrowden Rise, Crown Hills, Leicester, was hit on his right hand. Both have already been sentenced to four year jail terms for their involvement in the break-in, at Welby Grange Farm. Alan Murphy, prosecuting, said Mr Ferries, who owned the gun lawfully, was arrested and held in custody for 48 hours, before being released and told he was not being prosecuted. He was in bed with his wife, Tracey, when they were suddenly awoken by the sounds of "loud banging" downstairs. Sentencing Williams, Judge Michael Pert QC told him: "This was a planned targeted burglary. "It involved men driving in a vehicle to the vicinity to smash their way into a house which turned out to be occupied." Steven Newcombe, mitigating, said: "He wasn't one of the individuals who entered the property, but remained outside." Williams is the sole carer of two daughters who will now be cared for by his relatives.

Burglar involved in break-in where two accomplices were shot is jailed


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