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Teen who shot dad in the head three times dodged long jail term after family backs him

A teenager who repeatedly shot his father in the head has explained how he managed to escape going to prison and win the support of his family.

Anthony Templet, who was 17 when he picked up the gun back in 2019, even told the emergency services operator: “I just killed my dad. I shot him three times.”

Despite there being no evidence that he acted in self-defence, he dodged jail and instead was handed a five-year supervised probation.

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