Belgian man charged with fatally shooting British girl, 11, in France

Suspect Dirk Raats has been officially put under investigation for murder of Solaine Thornton

A man has appeared in court in France charged with shooting dead an 11-year-old British girl who was playing in the garden of her family home.

The suspect, Dirk Raats, 70, originally from Antwerp in Belgium, has been officially put under investigation for the murder of Solaine Thornton and the attempted murder of her parents, Adrian and Rachel Thornton.

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