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News.com.au
12-07-2025
- News.com.au
Landlady shot in the leg during pub brawl
This is the horrifying moment a gunman opened fire during a pub brawl, injuring the landlady. Bonita Page, 55, was attempting to resolve a fight outside The Red Lion in Wath upon Dearne, near Sheffield in England's north, when she was shot in the leg in June 2024. The gunman, Oliver Corney, 35, received a 16 year and nine month sentence at Sheffield Crown Court. He will spend 11 years and nine months in prison, with a five-year extension on licence the BBC reported. Judge Jeremy Richardson KC said he 'narrowly avoided a life sentence' after he 'wrecked [Ms Page's] life'. Video footage released by South Yorkshire Police shows the terrifying moment Corney opened fire outside the busy pub. Corney cannot be seen in the video, but four men in the street can clearly be seen confronting him. Meanwhile, Ms Page leaves the beer garden, passing through a gate to speak to the men. Several individuals begin to crowd around the gated fencing while the group of men flinches backwards as a shot is fired. One of the men charges at Corney as he begins firing the gun. Ms Page can then be seen limping back in to the pub garden. Once the footage is slowed down, a bullet can be seen hitting Ms Page's upper leg moments before she flinches in pain. It left her needing surgery to repair the muscle damage in her leg. Following the attack, Ms Page gave up her licence and is yet to return to work. She still suffers from leg pain, as well as heightened anxiety and PTSD. On June 28, 2024 a fight over drugs had broken out between two pub-goers. After hearing about the disagreement, an intoxicated Corney arrived at the scene. During a confrontation outside the pub, Corney then fired the gun three times. While he was aiming at one of the men, he accidentally shot Ms Page as she attempted to resolve the fight. Corney fled the scene, getting rid of the gun and asking his partner to dispose of his clothes. The judge told the court that she would be honoured with a bravery award at a ceremony during a later date. The gunman had a long history of convictions, including violence, sex offences, firearms and drugs offences.
The Sun
12-07-2025
- The Sun
Horrifying moment gunman opens fire on crowded beer garden of pub leaving woman, 55, seriously injured
THIS is the horrifying moment a gunman opened fire on a crowded beer garden of a pub, leaving a woman seriously injured. Last year, Oliver Corney fired three shots into the busy beer garden of the Red Lion in Wath upon Dearne, South Yorkshire. 4 4 One of the shots fired on June 28 hit landlady Bonita Page, 55, in the leg, leaving her with serious injuries. Page was trying to break up the fight when she was caught in the crossfire. In a chilling video released by South Yorkshire Police, the first gunshot can be seen striking the ground between a small crowd of people. The second, a little further away, sends sparks flying into the air. In the third shot, a white-haired woman standing by the pub's gate can be seen doubling over before limping inside. Corney's attack followed a fight outside the pub and after firing into the crowd, Corney then fled the scene. The force's Armed Crime Team quickly launched an investigation. interviews and CCTV enquiries, Corney was nominated as a suspect. "As the local community began to provide crucial information about the incident, Corney obviously felt the net closing and handed himself in. "After refusing to provide any comment or explanation for his reckless behaviour, a positive identification from a witness of the incident and an overwhelming amount of evidence resulted in Corney being charged with possess a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and Section 18 - grievous bodily harm with intent." Man, 26, stabbed to death outside Wetherspoons pub in front of horrified public as cops hunt killer Page was badly affected by the traumatic event and has not since returned to work and is still in pain. In her personal statement the landlady now finds ordinary activities difficult and has nightmares and PTSD. Sheffield Crown Court heard, and Judge Jeremy Richardson KC said the shooter had "wrecked her life". He said Corney had "narrowly avoided a life sentence". The 34-year-old initially pleaded not guilty to the crimes in a shameless display of "remorseless behaviour" but finally he changed his plea to guilty. On Friday, July 11, at Sheffield Crown Court, Corney, of Cricket Inn Road, Sheffield, was handed an extended sentence of 16 years and nine months in prison. He must serve at least 11 years and nine months behind bars. Detective Constable Jennifer Guest, of our Armed Crime Team, said: "Corney's thoughtless actions put lots of people in danger and it is only through sheer luck that more people were not injured during this incident. "His careless behaviour has left a lasting impact on his victim and I hope this sentence provides some closure for her. "This was a thorough investigation which was helped by lots of support from the local community ultimately providing an overwhelming amount of evidence leaving Corney no choice but to plead guilty. "We are relentless in our approach to tackling firearm enabled criminality in South Yorkshire and as today's sentencing shows, anyone intent on illegally using or possessing firearms will be found and dealt with by the courts. "We need the public to continue to help us in order to keep putting these dangerous criminals behind bars, and so I would urge anyone with information on the use of firearms in South Yorkshire to get in touch with us." 4
The Sun
11-07-2025
- The Sun
Horror moment gunman opens fire during pub brawl and shoots landlady as she tries to break up fight
SEE the horrifying moment a gunman opens fire during a pub brawl, injuring the landlady. Bonita Page, 55, was attempting to resolve a fight outside The Red Lion in Wath upon Dearne when she was shot in the leg in June 2024. 5 5 5 5 The gunman, Oliver Corney, 35, received a 16 year and nine month sentence at Sheffield Crown Court today. He will spend 11 years and 9 months in prison, with a five-year extension on licence the BBC reports. Judge Jeremy Richardson KC said he "narrowly avoided a life sentence" after he "wrecked [Bonita's] life". Video footage released by South Yorkshire Police shows the terrifying moment Mr Corney opened fire outside the busy pub. Corney cannot be seen in the video, but four men in the street can clearly be seen confronting him. Meanwhile, Bonita leaves the beer garden, passing through a gate to speak to the men. Several individuals begin to crowd around the gated fencing while the group of men flinches backwards as a shot is fired. One of the men charges at Corney as he begins firing the gun. The first shot appears to land just inches in front of one of the men's shoes. As two of the men walk away casually, another bullet ricochets off the floor where one of them had been standing just moments before. Horror moment gunman in high-vis jacket shoots dead dad-of-three outside gym Bonita can then be seen limping back in to the pub garden. Once the footage is slowed down, a bullet can be seen hitting Bonita's upper leg moments before she flinches in pain. It left her needing surgery to repair the muscle damage in her leg. Following the attack, Bonita gave up her licence and is yet to return to work. She still suffers from leg pain, as well as heightened anxiety and PTSD. On June 28, 2024 a fight over drugs had broken out between two pub-goers. After hearing about the disagreement, an intoxicated Corney arrived at the scene. During a confrontation outside the pub, Corney then fired the gun three times. While he was aiming at one of the men, he accidentally shot Bonita as she attempted to resolve the fight. Corney fled the scene, getting rid of the gun and asking his partner to dispose of his clothes. The judge told the court that she would be honoured with a bravery award at a ceremony during a later date. The gunman had a long history of convictions, including violence, sex offences, firearms and drugs offences.
BBC News
11-07-2025
- BBC News
Gunman 'wrecked' landlady's life in Wath upon Dearne pub shooting
A gunman who injured a landlady when he opened fire on a crowd of people during a pub brawl has been Page, 55, was shot in the leg as she tried to break up a fight outside The Red Lion, in Wath upon Dearne, in June Crown Court heard she now regarded herself as a shadow of her former self, while Judge Jeremy Richardson KC said the shooter, Oliver Corney, had "wrecked her life".Imposing an extended sentence of 16 years and nine months on the 35-year-old, Judge Richardson told him he had "narrowly avoided a life sentence". Corney, of Cricket Inn Road, Sheffield, pleaded guilty earlier this year to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence ten days before a trial was due to take court heard how on the night of 28 June last year a fight over drugs had broken out between two men inside the pub Corney, who was under the influence of alcohol, heard about it and arrived at the scene armed with a gun.A subsequent confrontation in the street saw Corney fire the weapon three times, intending to hurt one of the other men but instead shooting Mrs Page as she tried to break up the immediately fled the scene and asked his partner to dispose of the clothes he had been wearing. He also got rid of the gun, which was never recovered. Laura Marshall, prosecuting, told the hearing Mrs Page had given up her licence since the shooting and had not returned to said the injury to her leg had been so serious she had required surgery to repair muscle damage, which was still causing her pain to this a victim personal statement Mrs Page said she was previously an "independent and resourceful woman", but was now highly dependent on others, struggled to sleep and suffered from heightened anxiety and the post-traumatic stress disorder she was suffering from had left her unable to work and she said she had become scared during ordinary aspects of her life. 'Exceptionally dangerous' Corney, a labourer and father, had a high number of previous convictions, including offences for violence, sex offences, firearms and drugs Barnes, mitigating, said her client had complex mental health needs and had had a poor Friday, Corney was sentenced to 11 years and nine months imprisonment, with a five-year extension on Richardson told the defendant it had only been "good fortune" he had not maimed others in the shooting."[Mrs Page] was grievously injured and the consequences for her have been exceptionally serious - you have wrecked her life," he said."She was a brave woman. Your conduct was exceptionally dangerous."Corney did not react when the sentence was read out, but apologised to Mrs Page before leaving the Richardson told the court Mrs Page was to be honoured with a bravery award during a ceremony at a later date. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
BBC News
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Wolverhampton football scout to be honoured with blue plaque
A blue plaque is set to be erected to honour a former football scout who served a club for almost 40 Crook spent nearly four decades scouting players for Wolverhampton Wanderers, unearthing players like Ron Flowers, Roy Swinbourne, Steve Daley, Gerry Taylor and Alan ran a feeder team for the club in Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire, called Wath Wanderers, which remained a trusted source of players for the club until his death in Crook also played for Wolves under Major Frank Buckley in the early 1930s and was a teammate of club legend Stan Cullis. The plaque will be unveiled at the Cortonwood Miners' Welfare club in Brampton, South Yorkshire, on Friday, which will be attended by some of his family members and former players. 'Utterly devoted' A book chronicling Mr Crook's operation and achievements is also due to be released in December, with all profits going to the Wolves Foundation and Brampton United Junior Football will feature more than 40 interviews with his former players, including Daley, Sunderland, Taylor, Bob Hatton, Jimmy Seal and Jim Chris Brook and Ashley Ball recently visited the Molineux to give a talk on Mr Crook's Ball said: "I think Mark's achievements are one of football's great untold stories, and it's clear to me that he was utterly devoted to Wolves."Even into his 70s, he wanted to ensure the best talent from a football hotbed like South Yorkshire went the way of Wolves." Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
