Girl, 4, left with serious head injury after being shot with arrow

A four-year-old girl was seriously injured after being shot through the head with an arrow at her Halifax home.

By The Newsroom

Published 26th Oct 2016, 12:01 BST

Updated 26th Oct 2016, 16:10 BST

Police were called to the house. in Furness Drive, Illingworth, at around 12.45pm on Saturday.

She was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to Leeds General Infirmary by air ambulance with a serious head injury.

She remains in a serious condition following surgery.

Detective Inspector Gary Stephenson, of Calderdale District CID, said: “Enquiries are ongoing to determine precisely how this girl has come to be injured.

“Our investigations suggest she was not intentionally injured and an 18-year-old male is assisting us with our enquiries.

“Specially trained officers are working to support her family as our investigations continue.”