No charges for Cole after air gun incident

Chelsea full-back Ashley Cole will escape prosecution for shooting a work placement student with an air gun at the club’s training ground.

Chelsea full-back Ashley Cole will escape prosecution for shooting a work placement student with an air gun at the club’s training ground.

Police sources said officers were “highly unlikely” to pursue investigations any further after contacting the Premier League club.

Tom Cowan, 21, was accidentally hit by a pellet from a .22 air gun brought into the training ground by Cole on February 20.

But the sports science student has no plans to press charges against the ex-husband of X-Factor judge Cheryl.

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