Man is in critical condition after being shot while trying to fix faulty satellite dish

A 74-year-old man is in a critical condition after being shot with a crossbow while trying to fix a faulty satellite dish outside his home in Wales.

The man raised the alarm shortly before 12.35am on Friday and was taken by ambulance to hospital.

North Wales police said they were called by staff at Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital in Bangor who concluded he had injuries consistent with being shot with a crossbow.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened on the outskirts of Holyhead.

DCI Brian Kearney said: “The property is in an extremely remote location near to the junction of Porthdafarch Road and Plas Road. He was outside his home as he was attempting to fix a satellite dish when he was hit.

“He managed to make his way into his home where the alarm was raised at 00:34 and colleagues from the Welsh ambulance service transported him to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor where he remains in a critical condition.”

He added: “We are appealing to anybody who may have been in the vicinity of South Stack Road between 6pm yesterday evening and 4am today to come forward. We are also keen on speaking to anybody who may live in or around that area and who may have private CCTV, or anybody who may have travelled along South Stack Road who may have dashcam footage.

“We are in the early stages of our investigation and are working hard to establish the circumstances behind this incident. This is a highly unusual incident for this area and we are determined to find whoever was responsible for this as a matter of urgency.”