Schoolgirl from Britain, 11, shot dead and her father left fighting for his life in Brittany, France, after neighbour row over a barbecue
- Shooting reportedly took place as family were around barbecue in their garden
An 11-year-old girl from a British family has been shot dead, following a reported dispute between neighbours in Brittany, north-western France.
The schoolgirl’s father is said to be critically injured following the shooting, which reportedly took place as the family were gathered around a barbecue in their garden.
The incident took place on Saturday evening in Saint-Herbot, a village near Quimper in in the departement of Finistere.
The local prosecutor Carine Halley said that the main suspect, a 71-year-old Dutch man who also lived in the village, is in custody.
‘The reasons for this tragedy are not yet known. It would appear that a conflict has been opposing the two neighbors for several years over a plot of land adjoining the two properties,’ said Quimper prosecutor Carine Halley on Sunday.
Marguerite Bleuzen, the mayor of Plonévez-du-Faou commune, said: ‘We knew the family well. There is a village fête every year and they always came.
‘It is incomprehensible to have shot a child. No one can understand how that could have happened.’
The UK’s Foreign Office said it was providing assistance to a British family following a shooting in France.
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