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| Schoolboy shooting case adjourned | Schoolboy shooting case adjourned |
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| The case of a 72-year-old man accused of shooting a five-year-old boy in a County Fermanagh playground has been adjourned for two weeks. | The case of a 72-year-old man accused of shooting a five-year-old boy in a County Fermanagh playground has been adjourned for two weeks. |
| Fergus Cleary of Ballydoolagh Road, Garvary, Enniskillen, is accused of unlawfully wounding Darragh Somers and causing him grievous bodily harm. | Fergus Cleary of Ballydoolagh Road, Garvary, Enniskillen, is accused of unlawfully wounding Darragh Somers and causing him grievous bodily harm. |
| Darragh was shot in the back of the head as he played at St Patrick's Primary School, Mullanaskea. | Darragh was shot in the back of the head as he played at St Patrick's Primary School, Mullanaskea. |
| He was critically injured and spent two months in hospital. | He was critically injured and spent two months in hospital. |
| Surgeons carried out two major operations on the schoolboy to remove the .22 rifle bullet from his head. | |
| The accused was arrested two months after the shooting and released on police bail while the DPP considered whether he should go to trial. | The accused was arrested two months after the shooting and released on police bail while the DPP considered whether he should go to trial. |
| The case was adjourned "by consent" on Monday morning. | The case was adjourned "by consent" on Monday morning. |