Hull: Guilty plea over death of Stanley Metcalf

Albert Grannon (77) from Church Lane in Sproatley in East Yorkshire has this morning pleaded guilty to manslaughter and section one possession of a firearm without a certificate following the death of 6-year-old Stanley Metcalf in Sproatley on 26 July 2018. 

Albert Grannon who is the great-grandfather of Stanley entered his plea at Hull Crown Court this morning. 

He is due to be sentenced following pre-sentence reports at a later date.

Detective Inspector Rebecca Dickinson, who has led the investigation, said: “This was an extremely tragic incident where a 6-year-old boy who had all his life ahead of him had it cut so needlessly short. 

“Stanley Metcalf was a fun loving, football mad little boy with loving parents and loving siblings. It makes it all the more tragic that it was a member of his own family who was ultimately responsible for his untimely death. 

“I am pleased that Albert Grannon has finally admitted his guilt and faced up to the enormity of his actions. 

“Up to now he has shown no real remorse for what happened. I hope that now he will realise the effect and suffering that that terrible moment back in July 2018 has had on his parents Jenny and Andy and all those who knew Stanley.

“Despite this, it will never take away the fact that Stanley’s parents, brother and sisters won’t have their beloved son and brother in their lives anymore.  

 “Stanley has a twin, Elsie. They were inseparable. I can only imagine what she will feel like now and when she reaches any milestones in her life, knowing that she should be sharing them with Stanley. 

“There are no winners in this at all. It has been an extremely upsetting case to investigate for all my officers. 

“It is a nightmare that Stanley’s family have had to live through every day since last July, and will have to live through from now on.”