Shooting victim Dexter Crowson was on Abraham’s Bosom when it is alleged he was struck in the forehead by an air pellet fired by Thomas Hicks from an upstairs window of a flat opposite. (Picture by John O’Neill, 0670386)

THE man accused of shooting a teenager in the forehead with an air rifle has changed his story on more than one occasion, the prosecution said.

Thomas Hicks appeared in the Royal Court yesterday where he denied a charge of unlawful wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to Dexter Crowson by firing the gun and an alternative count of unlawful wounding.

Mr Crowson, who was about to go swimming with a friend, was on Abraham’s Bosom when he was struck by a pellet fired from an upstairs window of a nearby flat.

The pellet from the .22 gun had to be removed from just above his eyes under local anaesthetic. He suffered from headaches for two or three days.