Mother arrested after son (10) is shot, injured
The police were called to Tambo Memorial Hospital after a 10-year-old sustained a gunshot wound.
A 42-year-old woman from Boksburg West was arrested on June 17 for attempted murder and possession of an unlicensed firearm after her 10-year-old son was shot and injured.
The incident occurred at around 07:00 on June 14, when the mother allegedly attempted to intervene after seeing her youngest child (age unknown) playing with the firearm.
The firearm was reportedly kept under the bed in the main bedroom of the house on Van der Merwe Street.
According to Boksburg North SAPS station commander, Colonel Mack Mngomezulu, police were called to Tambo Memorial Hospital on June 17 regarding a boy who had sustained a gunshot wound.
“Police were informed that the mother saw her younger child playing with a firearm. As she tried to take it away, the firearm discharged and struck the boy,” said Mngomezulu.
The police detained the mother.
Mngomezulu did not disclose further details about the location of the gunshot wound or the child’s current condition.
Boksburg North CPF chairperson Mark Gilpin warned gun owners to teach children not to touch a firearm.
“Children must know that a firearm can kill somebody,” said Gilpin.
Gilpin pointed out that firearms may not be stored inside a vehicle and that a person may only point a gun at someone in self-defence or to defend another person.
Also Read: Police van and car collide
Also Read: Gun owners with expired licences urged to make new applications
