Litter picker finds sawn-off shotgun on bridleway near Kettering

A litter picker on their rounds in Pytchley picked up a plastic bag from a bridleway discovered a sawn-off shotgun, which has now been handed in to police.

The firearm was in ‘poor condition’, and was found on a bridleway near Isham Road.

Police officers are appealing for information as to how it may have ended up on the path.

A spokesman for Northants Police said: “Police officers are appealing for information after a firearm was found in Pytchley.

The sawn-off shotgun, which was in ‘poor condition’ did not contain any ammunition, was found in a plastic bag by a litter picker in a bridleway near Isham Road.

“Police officers would like anyone with any information about how it came to be left there to contact them on 101.”

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