Durban mom arrested for ‘accidentally’ shooting dead toddler
KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested the mother
of a one-year-old boy from Durban.
The child was shot and killed at his home in Umlazi J section on Monday.
Police spokesperson Robert Netshiunda says the 17-year-old woman initially claimed that she was outside the home sweeping the yard when she heard a gunshot.
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She said she went inside and found the child with a single gunshot wound to the head.
"Police investigations have, however, found contrasting information. It is suspected that the mother was playing with a gun when a bullet accidentally went off and killed her son," says Netshiunda.
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