A Southampton man has been jailed for shooting another man in the head with a crossbow, who survived the attack

Maricel Melinte, 47, of Fuschia Gardens, southampton/">Southampton, was found guilty at Winchester Crown Court of attempted murder in December following the incident at his home address on Sunday, 26 September 2021.

Just before 3pm, the victim – a man in his 30s known to Melinte – was sat in the garden when Melinte shot him at close range with the weapon.