Vanslow Kefford

Vanslow Kefford was shot at a caravan park.

A man was tried for his murder but found not guilty after a jury ruled that the shooting was accidental.

Vanslow Kefford was shot at point blank range at a caravan park in Bridge Lane, Virginia Water.

The man on trial said that he had been showing Vanslow Kefford the gun when it just went off.

It was heard that their families had been involved in a feud following a fight between Vanslow Kefford's son and the man that shot him's son.

The man on trial said that he had found the shotgun sometime before and had restored it to keep as an antique.

Vanslow Kefford and his family had gone to the traveller caravan park in Virginia Water to visit an uncle.

However, the man on trial said that when he heard they were there he was 'scared stiff'. He said that when Vanslow Kefford arrived he said to him:

And that he went into his caravan and got his gun and was just showing it to him when it went off.

He said:

A firearms expert told the court that the gun had been faulty and that the slightest pressure would have caused it to fire. It was also heard that the man on trial had lost the feeling in his right hand following an accident.