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Solicitor dies in hospital after office shooting in Devizes | |
(about 6 hours later) | |
A solicitor who was shot in the head with a sawn-off shotgun has died from his injuries, police say. | A solicitor who was shot in the head with a sawn-off shotgun has died from his injuries, police say. |
James Ward, 58, was left fighting for his life after a man allegedly walked into his office and shot him in Devizes. | |
The married father of three, from Westbury, Wiltshire, was taken to hospital where his family have maintained a bedside vigil since the shooting on 2 July. | The married father of three, from Westbury, Wiltshire, was taken to hospital where his family have maintained a bedside vigil since the shooting on 2 July. |
Wiltshire police said Ward died on Sunday in hospital. | |
Michael Chudley, 62, originally from Rowde, Wiltshire, has been charged with attempted murder. | |
Chudley, of no fixed address, will appear at Winchester crown court on 24 September. | Chudley, of no fixed address, will appear at Winchester crown court on 24 September. |
He is accused of the attempted murder of Ward, making threats to kill Daphne Courtney, possession of a sawn-off shotgun with intent to cause fear of violence to Daphne Courtney and carrying a firearm with criminal intent to commit an indictable offence, namely murder. | He is accused of the attempted murder of Ward, making threats to kill Daphne Courtney, possession of a sawn-off shotgun with intent to cause fear of violence to Daphne Courtney and carrying a firearm with criminal intent to commit an indictable offence, namely murder. |
Ward was the principal solicitor of Morris, Goddard & Ward legal firm in St John's Street. | Ward was the principal solicitor of Morris, Goddard & Ward legal firm in St John's Street. |
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