French hunter guilty of fatally shooting man he mistook for a boar

Shooter given two-year suspended sentence and life ban, as government tightens rules for the sport

A French hunter who shot dead a man he mistook for a wild boar has received a two-year suspended sentence, days after the government outlined tighter rules for the sport.

As well as banning the shooter from hunting for life, the court in the south-western town of Cahors gave the hunt leader an 18-month suspended sentence and a five-year ban.