Girl shot dead in China, mistaken for rabbit
The incident took place when three suspects went hunting in a pick-up truck and shot the girl with a high-pressure air gun
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A nine-year-old girl in China's Anhui province was shot dead by three hunters who mistakenly believed her to be a rabbit, police said.
The incident took place when three suspects, surnamed Zhang, Wu and Luo, all residents of Lu'an, went hunting in a pick-up truck with a high-pressure air gun and saw the girl, surnamed Wu, playing on farmland.
"Zhang shot the girl in the head with the gun from the pick-up truck. The men then found the 'prey' was a girl and fled. The girl's parents later took her to a hospital, but she died of serious injuries," state-run China Daily quoted police as saying.
The three suspects surrendered in to police on August 15 and confessed that they mistakenly shot the girl, thinking she was a rabbit.
The suspects were detained and the case is under further investigation.
The incident took place when three suspects, surnamed Zhang, Wu and Luo, all residents of Lu'an, went hunting in a pick-up truck with a high-pressure air gun and saw the girl, surnamed Wu, playing on farmland.
"Zhang shot the girl in the head with the gun from the pick-up truck. The men then found the 'prey' was a girl and fled. The girl's parents later took her to a hospital, but she died of serious injuries," state-run China Daily quoted police as saying.
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The three suspects surrendered in to police on August 15 and confessed that they mistakenly shot the girl, thinking she was a rabbit.
The suspects were detained and the case is under further investigation.
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First Published: Aug 19 2016 | 5:14 PM IST