Tragic: Five-year-old accidently shot, killed

The child was hit in the head and died on the spot


Our Correspondent July 11, 2016

LAHORE: A five-year-old boy was accidently shot dead by his elder brother in Chuhng late on Sunday. SHO Nasir Ali Chattha said that Saima*, mother of the children, had come to see her relative in Eden Value Homes. “Irfan Virk, the host, went out to bring some refreshment for them. He left his handgun on a bed. Abid*, 11, picked up the handgun and started playing with it. He pointed it at his younger brother and pulled the trigger. The child was hit in the head and died on the spot,” Chattha said. The SHO said that Virk had fled. He said that circumstantial evidence suggested that it was an accident. Parents of the deceased have refused to initiate any legal action.

*Names have been changed to protect identity

Published in The Express Tribune, July 12th, 2016.

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