Two men charged after 11-year-old boy shot in London

Child remains in serious but stable condition in hospital

Police at the scene in Upminster, east London, where an 11-year-old boy was shot on Friday evening. (Tom Pilgrim/PA Wire)

Two men have been charged following the shooting of an 11-year-old boy in east London on Friday night.

Antony Lascelles, 32, from Romford, and Adian Muirhead, from South Ockendon, will appear in magistrates' court on Thursday in connection with the incident, which took place in Upminster, London, last week.

Lascelles faces charges of aggravated burglary, possession of a knife and driving while disqualified and Muirhead is charged with assisting an offender.

Christopher Sargent, 26, from East Ham, appeared on Wednesday at Barkingside Magistrates' Court - the same court where Lascelles and Muirhead will appear - on charges of aggravated burglary and possession of a knife.

Sargent is scheduled to appear in Snaresbrook Crown Court on 3 June.

Scotland Yard previously said that the owner of the property opened their door to someone claiming to be a delivery driver, before they and others forced their way into the home on Kerry Rd, Upminster.

The 11-year-old boy who subsequently received a gunshot injury is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

A 40-year-old man also suffered cuts to his head.

The police has said that a number of suspects escaped before officers arrived and that two firearms were recovered from the property.

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