Limpopo Man Arrested for Accidentally Killing 7-Month-Old With Pellet Gun, SA Doubts Shooting Was Accidental

• A Limpopo father has been charged with murder after his seven-month-old son was killed in a pellet gun accident
• During an interview with police, the parents claimed that the baby was shot accidentally while the father was hunting for birds
• South Africans are unconvinced by the parents' story and have questioned how a pellet gun could kill an infant

LIMPOPO - A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder after reportedly accidentally shooting his seven-month-old son with a pellet gun.

Limpopo police were following up on a complaint after the baby was rushed to a clinic, where he was declared dead from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Distraught Limpopo parents say 7-month-old's shooting was a tragic accident

During the interview of both parents, police were told that the seven-month-old's father was hunting birds near their Maololo, GaMashabela village home with a pellet gun when the child was unintentionally shot.

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According to TimesLIVE, the gun was confiscated after the father was arrested.

Acting Limpopo Police Commissioner Major-General Jan Scheepers condemned the incident and called on the public to practice safety when handling weapons, HeraldLIVE reported.

Limpopo 7-month-old's accidental shooting raises questions for South Africans

South African think the Limpopo parents' story doesn't add up. Below are some comments.

Magnesias MgKay Waga Matlou asked:

"A 'seven-month-old' can't even stand on their own in most cases, how did this 'accident' happen?"

Tshayizandla OSindisiweyo Sigege added:

"This doesn't sound like a mistake, the birds are flying in the air, and the child is lying on the floor... Very low on the floor since he can't even stand up yet."

Vuyi Xola said:

"Another Oscar . He needs to rot in jail. RIP baby."

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Phumla PC Nkonyeni questoned:

"Something doesn't add up, where was the seven-month-old when the father was hunting?"

Pholisa Phila Bidla claimed:

"A shot from that gun is not child's play but never knew it is capable of ending a life."

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Similarly, Briefly News reported that a grandmother from Newlands West, Durban, made a terrible discovery over the weekend.

After hearing a loud bang while inside her Millarina Drive house, the granny rushed outside to find her seven-year-old grandson had been shot in the head.

The woman found the boy lying in a pool of blood against the fence. The grandmother and a neighbour rushed the young boy to the hospital.

Source: Briefly News