Fundraising appeal launched to help Yorkshire teen injured in Krakow shooting

Six people, including a British man, were killed by a gunman on November 7, and Polish police said another 15 people were injured.

One of those injured has been identified as Harry Marchant, from York.

Mr Marchant’s family issued a statement through North Yorkshire Police which said: “We would like to confirm that our son, Harry Marchant, was injured during the incident in Poland over the weekend.

“We are pleased to say he is now in a stable condition, receiving ongoing hospital treatment.

“We can’t express how grateful we are to the first responders, medical team, and the people of Poland for their help and care for Harry.

“We ask for our privacy to be respected as we support Harry with his recovery.”

North Yorkshire Police said the force is assisting the family and confirmed Mr Marchant suffered a gunshot wound.

An online appeal has been set up to help bring Mr Merchant back to the UK once he is fit to travel.

The organiser stressed the appeal is not to fund his medical care, as this is covered.

But she said: “We are raising funds to help bring him safely home to the UK once medically fit to travel, this is likely to be by land as flying may not be an option due to injury.

“It is also to support his ongoing mental health needs throughout his future, back in the UK.”

The British man who was among the two men and four women killed in the shooting in Krakow’s Main Square on Saturday afternoon has not been named.

The 24-year-old gunman, who is also suspected of killing three members of his own family, was taken to hospital after he was shot by police but died later.

The Polish national was believed to have been inspired by “far-right ideologies”.

Authorities found three dead bodies at the suspected gunman’s family home in Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski, a city about 93 miles north-east of Krakow.

Police said on Sunday they were the bodies of his sister, mother and father, and they are believed to have been shot.