A 28-year-old man has been charged after a woman suffered serious injuries when she was shot with an air rifle in Barnsley .

Police were called to reports of a person with a suspected firearm on Windsor Street in Thurnscoe at 9.50pm on Tuesday (Sep 1).

Officers attended and found that a woman had been shot with an air rifle and suffered serious injuries.

She was taken to hospital, where she remains in a stable condition.

A 26-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and a 37-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Both have since been bailed.

Following the investigation, Brandon Champion, 28, of Windsor Street, Barnsley, was charged with Section 18 assault, possession of an air weapon when prohibited for five years, and possession of ammunition for an air weapon when prohibited for five years.

Champion was remanded in custody and is due to appear before Sheffield Magistrates' Court today, Friday (Sep 4).