Lawyer's 7-year-old son kills house-help with father's gun

A 7-year-old son of a lawyer in Abia State has reportedly killed the house-help working for his parents.



According to reports, the boy shot dead the house-help while playing with his father's gun.

The child was said to have picked the father’s gun from his bedroom, thinking it was a toy gun.

A friend of the lawyer, who pleaded anonymity, told newsmen that, “The child pointed the gun at the househelp and jokingly said ‘I will kill you’, and pulled the trigger. The gun went off and hit the househelp. She died before she could receive medical attention.”

Spokesman of the Abia State Police Command, ASP Ogbonnaya Nta, who confirmed the death of the house-help, added that investigation was currently on to ascertain what led to the incident.