THE shooting of a toddler, previously reported as having taken place in Margate, in fact took place in Mabhaleni location near Hibberdene.
It is believed that the two-year-old boy’s six-year-old brother accidentally shot him with a handgun belonging to their grandmother while the two had been playing in her bedroom.
“The grandmother said that when she arrived home, she put her handbag (with the firearm inside) on the bed and went to the bathroom. On her way out of the bathroom, she heard a shot and ran to the bedroom where she found the two boys. She saw the younger boy lying on the floor and the older one holding the firearm in his hands,” explained police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Zandra Wiid.
Lt-Col Wiid said Msinisini police are investigating a case of attempted murder.
