Pregnant woman injured after being shot with BB gun at Hampshire country park
Video report from ITV News Meridian's Will Walters
A pregnant woman has suffered minor injuries after she was shot at with a BB gun while walking at a Hampshire country park.
Taylor Wall, who is 27 weeks pregnant, was walking her dog through the surroundings of Royal Victoria Country Park when she spotted a group of teenagers in the bushes in an adjacent field.
She was then shot at twice with BB pellets, with one striking her hip and one striking near her stomach.
Taylor reflects on the 'scary' incident
Taylor said: "Whether they've got bad aim or whether they were aiming... it's quite worrying thinking that some kids messing about could mean I'd have to maybe emergency visit my midwife or the hospital if it was really that bad or that impact"
"It's quite scary really".
The teenagers allegedly fled the scene, with one being described as being around 15 years old wearing a dark tracksuit and a hoody.
Sgt Stuart Jackson says police have already 'generated lines of enquiry'
Sgt Stuart Jackson, of the Hedge End Neighbourhood Patrol Team, said: "From the media appeal we've already generated lines of enquiry"
"We'll be having our officers down at Royal Victoria Country Park with some high visibility presence. Hopefully this will come up with some leads for us to speak with the individuals involved"
"There will be some CCTV enquiries also in the local area and we've got lots to do but we're hopeful that we're going to get something out of this".
Those with information is being asked to call 101, quoting crime reference 44220072817.