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| Farmer, 83, cleared over shooting man on his land | |
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| An 83-year-old farmer who shot a man on his farm has been cleared of inflicting grievous bodily harm. | An 83-year-old farmer who shot a man on his farm has been cleared of inflicting grievous bodily harm. |
| Kenneth Hugill, of Mill House Farm, Wilberfoss, near York, shot Richard Stables injuring him in the foot on 13 November 2015. | |
| Mr Stables, 44, had claimed he had stumbled onto the farm accidentally and was not planning to steal diesel. | Mr Stables, 44, had claimed he had stumbled onto the farm accidentally and was not planning to steal diesel. |
| Mr Hugill told Hull Crown Court he had been "petrified" and thought Mr Stables' car was going to kill him. | Mr Hugill told Hull Crown Court he had been "petrified" and thought Mr Stables' car was going to kill him. |
| Read more about this and other stories from East Yorkshire | Read more about this and other stories from East Yorkshire |
| In evidence, he told the jury he had gone to bed with his wife at around 21:00 GMT, but was woken by a light at the window at around 02:00. | In evidence, he told the jury he had gone to bed with his wife at around 21:00 GMT, but was woken by a light at the window at around 02:00. |
| He then got dressed, got his shotgun and went outside. | He then got dressed, got his shotgun and went outside. |
| "I walked across what I thought was the front of a vehicle," he said. | "I walked across what I thought was the front of a vehicle," he said. |
| "It revved up loudly and drove towards me. It petrified me. I did not see any people. I heard nothing at all." | "It revved up loudly and drove towards me. It petrified me. I did not see any people. I heard nothing at all." |
| Mr Hugill, who uses a walking stick and a hearing aid, said he had fired one shot at the side of the vehicle and another into the air. | Mr Hugill, who uses a walking stick and a hearing aid, said he had fired one shot at the side of the vehicle and another into the air. |
| He had he said not intended to hurt anyone but merely intended to frighten them off. | He had he said not intended to hurt anyone but merely intended to frighten them off. |
| The jury took 24 minutes to clear him. | The jury took 24 minutes to clear him. |
| Speaking outside court, Mr Hugill said he was very pleased with the verdict. | Speaking outside court, Mr Hugill said he was very pleased with the verdict. |
| "It's marvellous. We thought I shouldn't have been prosecuted right from the start, I didn't feel it was justified at the time. | "It's marvellous. We thought I shouldn't have been prosecuted right from the start, I didn't feel it was justified at the time. |
| "I pulled the trigger because I thought that car was going to kill me." | "I pulled the trigger because I thought that car was going to kill me." |
| The court had already heard that Mr Stables, from Bradford, claimed he was out hunting rabbits with a friend, who was driving. | |
| Mr Stables and the driver, Adrian Barron from Oldham, both have convictions for burglary and theft. | Mr Stables and the driver, Adrian Barron from Oldham, both have convictions for burglary and theft. |