Toddler shot in head with airgun

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An 18-month-old boy is critically ill in hospital after being shot in the head with an airgun in what appears to be a "tragic accident", police said.

He was playing with other young children in the garden of his home in Washwood Heath, Birmingham, on Sunday.

It is thought some children aged under five managed to access the air weapon and accidentally caused it to go off, West Midlands Police said.

The boy was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital.

He sustained a pellet wound to the back of the head.

Police inquiries into the circumstances have continued but it has been stressed officers were not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident.

"While we are still trying to establish precisely what happened, this does appear to be a tragic accident involving young children," said DI Simon Vowles.

'Serious head injury'

A spokeswoman for the ambulance service said when crews dropped him off he was in a stable but critical condition.

An ambulance, two rapid response vehicles and a doctor were sent to the scene, she said.

The spokeswoman added: "When crews arrived they found an 18-month-old boy who had suffered a very serious head injury.

"They were told that it had been caused by an airgun.

"Crews immediately started treating the child and very quickly took him to Birmingham Children's Hospital travelling on blue lights.

"Two additional paramedics travelled with the ambulance crew to provide additional assistance on route to hospital."

A spokesman for the hospital confirmed it was still treating the boy but was "not at liberty to confirm anything else".

The spokesman said: "I know this is a subject of police interest already and we will know more as time goes on."


Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7580896.stm

Published: 2008/08/25 13:52:40 GMT

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that's just friggin sick, how old was the kid who shot that nipper since air pistols are quite hard to cock.
 
omg thats bad

what the hell was a 5 year old doing with a loaded and cocked air gun? the parents should be questioned about that
 
Not all air guns need cocked, some are charged with a gas canister.

Dodgy parenting again if u ask me.
 
Shot baby dies from airgun wounds

An 18-month-old boy who was shot in the head with an airgun in his Birmingham home has died in hospital.

Rashid Ullah was shot in the garden of his home in Washwood Heath on 24 August.

It is believed one of his sisters accidentally shot him after picking up the airgun, which her father had been using for target practice.

The boy, who was being treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital, died on Monday afternoon, police said.

West Midlands Police said the incident appeared to be a "tragic accident". Police investigations are continuing.

The toddler was left in a critical condition after the incident and surgeons had been waiting for the swelling to go down before they could remove the pellet.

After Rashid was injured, his family released a statement which said: "We hope anyone who has an air weapon realises how dangerous these guns can be."

Campaigners' call

The case has been referred to Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board for further consideration, in line with any child death in the city.

A spokesman for the board said: "Any child death is a tragedy and our thoughts are with Rashid's family at this difficult period. We are co-operating fully with the police at this time."

Campaigners earlier called for legislation to register airguns and make their owners more liable for their weapons' misuse.

The Gun Control Network, which campaigns for tighter controls on guns of all kinds, has said such incidents were preventable.

But the National Small-bore Rifle Association said the government had already rejected certification.

The association added that tighter controls on the purchase and possession of airguns had come into force last October but it was "too early to know" what effect they had had on their misuse.




Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7592608.stm

Published: 2008/09/01 19:02:22 GMT

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Re: Shot baby dies from airgun wounds

the father shouldnt have left it lying about, if he wasnt using it it should have been out of the reach of his kids

Cheers
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