Christian Hickey was shot in the leg on October 12 alongside his
mother, Jayne, 30, by two men. According to the police, two men knocked
on the door and reportedly asked for the boy's father, Christian senior.
After a brief conversation, one of the men fired a number of shots
which resulted in Jayne being hit twice in her legs and Christian being
shot once in his right leg.
After numerous
surgeries both have now left hospital and are recovering at home. In the
letter posted by Greater Manchester Police (@gmpolice) he wrote:
"To Santa, this year for Christmas I would
like; 1. Help police catch the people who hurt me. 2. Match attack
cards. 3. Remote controlled helicopter 4. Super graph. 5. Walkie
talkies. 6. Fifa '16. 7. Jurassic World game PS4. 8. Minecraft story
mode. From Christian H."
Detective Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson of the Greater Manchester
Police Serious Crime Division said:
"It is heart wrenching to know that a
little boy who should be writing a list filled with exciting gifts, has
got this at the top of his Christmas list."
"What happened to Christian will stay with him for the rest of his life
but what we can do is try to make this up to him by finding those
responsible and bringing them to justice."
Detectives said the double shooting is potentially linked to the
murder of gangland security boss Paul Massey, 55, in Salford in July,
and a feud between rival gangs in the Swinton and central Salford area
of the city which has so far seen at least five shootings.
"These people have absolutely no place in civilised
society and we remain as determined as ever to find them. We are
continuing to appeal for information and I would like to urge anybody
who may know something to please get in touch." Jackson said.
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