This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/manchester/7070795.stm
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Youth jailed for killing sister | Youth jailed for killing sister |
| (10 minutes later) | |
| A teenager has been jailed for two years for the manslaughter of his 12-year-old sister after he shot her at their home in Greater Manchester. | A teenager has been jailed for two years for the manslaughter of his 12-year-old sister after he shot her at their home in Greater Manchester. |
| Kasha Peniston, 17, admitted accidentally killing Kamilah Peniston. | Kasha Peniston, 17, admitted accidentally killing Kamilah Peniston. |
| The schoolgirl was shot in the head at their Gorton home as her brother played with the gun. She died the next day. | The schoolgirl was shot in the head at their Gorton home as her brother played with the gun. She died the next day. |
| The gun was illegally owned by their mother Natasha, 33. She was jailed for three years at the same hearing as her son at Manchester Crown Court. | |
| The single bullet hit the Kamilah in the forehead as she lay on the settee. | |
| Kamilah Peniston was shot in the head | |
| The gun, an E .38 double action revolver, was originally a "gas alarm" pistol, but had been modified. | |
| It contained live rounds when Kasha began playing with it, pulling the trigger and accidentally shooting his sister. | |
| Kamilah, aged 12, died in hospital the next day with her mother at her bedside. | |
| Natasha Peniston, who had buried the revolver in the garden of their home, admitted possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition. | |
| Kasha Peniston was initially charged with murder but pleaded guilty to the alternative count of manslaughter. | Kasha Peniston was initially charged with murder but pleaded guilty to the alternative count of manslaughter. |