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Trial date set after man denies unlawful killing of boy on farm

Allan Thursby pleads not guilty to the gross negligence manslaughter of an eight-year-old boy who died in Eden Valley

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Allan Thursby has been bailed after issuing a plea of not guilty
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Allan Thursby has been bailed after issuing a plea of not guilty

A man has pleaded not guilty to the gross negligence manslaughter of an eight-year-old boy who tragically lost his life following a firearm discharge on farmland in the Eden Valley. Jay Cartmell died...

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