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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray

Parents pay tribute to ‘perfect little boy’ who died in Cumbria farm shooting

An undated photo released by Cumbria police of Leigha and James Cartmell with their son Jay
An undated photo released by Cumbria police of Leigha and James Cartmell with their son, Jay. Photograph: Cumbria police

The family of an eight-year-old boy who died after being shot on a farm have described him as “loving, kind and full of mischief”.

Jay Cartmell, who lived in the Cumbrian village of Frizington, sustained serious head injuries and died in hospital after the shooting last week.

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