Girl in hospital after being shot by 11-year-old brother
[Intime News]
A nine-year-old girl was being treated for arm injuries in a hospital in Patras after being accidentally shot by her 11-year-old brother in a village in western Corinthia on Monday.
The incident took place in the village of Zaholi. Police said the boy took a loaded hunting rifle that his grandfather had left unattended under a bed and shot his sister while playing.
The girl was transferred to a local health center and then to Karamandanio Childrens’ Hospital in Patras due to her injuries.
Police temporarily arrested the 74-year-old grandfather for keeping an unlicensed weapon and not storing it safely, and the 38-year-old father for child neglect.
