moughoun
07-14-2004, 08:04 AM
Drunk who blew off ********s jailed
David Walker: shoved shotgun down trousers.
A DRUNKEN roofer who shot himself in the groin after stuffing a sawn-off shotgun down his trousers was jailed for five years yesterday under new firearms legislation.
David Walker (28) drank 15 pints of lager during an all-day binge before arguing with his best friend over who should buy the next round.
He staggered the 200 yards to his home where he loaded the shotgun, which had its single barrel shortened to 15 inches.
Walker pushed it inside his trousers but, as he returned to the pub, it went off.
Sheffield Crown Court was told that his ********s were seriously injured and that he still had pellets embedded in his scrotum four months later.
Further tests are needed to assess whether he is still fertile or will be able to have ***.
After the shotgun had discharged he placed it in a rubbish bin and crawled back to his home address.
Walker, from Dinnington, near Rotherham, South Yorks, admitted possessing a prohibited firearm.
He denied possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and intent to cause fear of violence. Andrew Hatton, prosecuting, said Walker's mother had called an ambulance after she found him bleeding in their kitchen.
Asked by police what his intentions had been, Walker replied: "I don't know what I was thinking at the time. I would probably have come to my senses."
Walker committed his offence six weeks after legislation was introduced setting a minimum five-year sentence for anyone convicted of possessing a prohibited firearm. (© Daily Telegraph, London)
Paul Stokes
Ouch rofl
David Walker: shoved shotgun down trousers.
A DRUNKEN roofer who shot himself in the groin after stuffing a sawn-off shotgun down his trousers was jailed for five years yesterday under new firearms legislation.
David Walker (28) drank 15 pints of lager during an all-day binge before arguing with his best friend over who should buy the next round.
He staggered the 200 yards to his home where he loaded the shotgun, which had its single barrel shortened to 15 inches.
Walker pushed it inside his trousers but, as he returned to the pub, it went off.
Sheffield Crown Court was told that his ********s were seriously injured and that he still had pellets embedded in his scrotum four months later.
Further tests are needed to assess whether he is still fertile or will be able to have ***.
After the shotgun had discharged he placed it in a rubbish bin and crawled back to his home address.
Walker, from Dinnington, near Rotherham, South Yorks, admitted possessing a prohibited firearm.
He denied possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and intent to cause fear of violence. Andrew Hatton, prosecuting, said Walker's mother had called an ambulance after she found him bleeding in their kitchen.
Asked by police what his intentions had been, Walker replied: "I don't know what I was thinking at the time. I would probably have come to my senses."
Walker committed his offence six weeks after legislation was introduced setting a minimum five-year sentence for anyone convicted of possessing a prohibited firearm. (© Daily Telegraph, London)
Paul Stokes
Ouch rofl