Moments before victim shot in head with crossbow at point-blank range captured on CCTV

Shocking footage shows the moments before a man was shot in the head with a crossbow at point-blank range.

Maricel Melinte, 47, shot the victim - whom he knew - at a property in Southampton on September 26, 2021.

A struggle then ensued in which Melinte tried to further attack the man with a hammer.

The victim, aged in his 30s, fought Melinte off and locked him outside, and survived the attack.

Melinte was jailed for 18 years after being found guilty of attempted murder.

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