Man charged with attempted murder after woman struck by shotgun pellets in Co Down

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was struck by shotgun pellets at a house in Co Down (Niall Carson/PA)

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was struck by shotgun pellets at a house in Co Down.

Police said a woman was struck on her head and back with a number of shotgun pellets, which were fired through the window of a house in the Brae Grove area of Ballygowan on Saturday night.