Two-year-old boy accidentally shot his mother with a pistol in Brazil

A two-year-old child in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul accidentally shot his mother with his father's pistol. This was reported on June 16 by the G1 portal.

"The child was with his parents in the backyard when he took a gun from the table, pointed it at his mother and accidentally fired. The woman was taken to the hospital, but she did not survive," the article says.

According to police, the deceased's husband is engaged in farming and had a permit to carry and store weapons. The man was released, but he was charged with manslaughter and non-compliance with the rules for storing weapons.

On February 14, in the village of Chunsky, Irkutsk region, a 12-year-old teenager accidentally shot his friend with his father's carbine while demonstrating a shotgun. It is indicated that the boy died on the spot.