Hunt boy died from gunshot wound

A teenager whose body was found at a Northamptonshire hunt's kennels died from a gunshot wound to the head a post mortem examination has shown.

Jack Burgess, 16, died last week at Grafton Hunt in Paulerspury, near Towcester, where he was an apprentice.

A Grafton Hunt spokeswoman said they were "gobsmacked and devastated."

Northamptonshire police said they are not treating the death as suspicious. A report is being prepared for the coroner who will open an inquest.

Jack had started his apprenticeship after leaving Kingsbrook College in Deanshanger, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, in July, but had been involved with the kennels for the last five years.

Deputy headteacher Nancy Raynsford said staff and students had been left devastated by the news.

"Jack was a well-liked lad, he always had a cheeky grin. He was well-liked among staff and students," she said.

She added pupils were in discussion about how they wanted to pay tribute to the former student.