The mother of a six-year-old boy who shot and wounded a Virginia schoolteacher has been charged in connection with the incident.

Deja Taylor was indicted by a Virginia grand jury on charges of felony child neglect and misdemeanour of recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child, according to prosecutor Howard Gwynn.

Teacher Abby Zwerner, 25, was shot in the hand and chest on 6 January at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, following an alleged altercation inside a classroom.

She was left critically injured and spent almost two weeks in hospital, undergoing four operations.

Last month she described her recovery as “exhausting”, and told Sky News’ US partner network NBC News how she struggled to get out of bed and was unable to fully use her left hand.

The teacher subsequently filed a $40m (£32m) lawsuit against the school.

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