15-year-old boy is sixth charged in connection with attempted murder

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A 15-year-old boy has today been charged with conspiracy to murder, actual bodily harm (ABH) and possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.The youngster, from Basildon in Essex, is the sixth person to be charged in connection with the attempted murder of a man in Gorefield on May 31.He has been released on police bail to return to Milton Police Station on September 9, and cannot be named because of his age.Police at the scene of the May 31 shootingFive people made preliminary court appearances before Luton magistrates on July 22 and were remanded into custody after the shooting incident, which happened at Leverington Common at about 1.55am.Paramedics attended and the victim, a man in his 20s, was taken to hospital with serious injuries. He remains in a critical but stable condition.The following people have since been charged: Jesse Hughes, 31, of St Thomas’ Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, with attempted murder, possession of a firearm and perverting the course of justice;Billy Cameron, 21, of Grosvenor Road, Basildon, Essex, with conspiracy to murder and perverting the course of justice; Brandon Walsh, 29, of Long Riding, Basildon, Essex, with conspiracy to murder and perverting the course of justice;Eleanor Warren, 30, of Willingham Gardens, Flitton, Bedfordshire, with perverting the course of justice;Leah Foley, 34, of Byrd Court, Basildon, with assisting an offender. None of the suspects entered a plea, and they will remain in prison until a plea and trial preparation hearing, which is due to take place on August 19.A 35-year-old man from March, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, has been released on police bail and is due to return to Thorpe Wood Police Station on August 31.