Small boy shot
PA Hamilton A boy was killed in an accide n t a 1 shooting at Ohinewai on Tuesday, said the Huntly police. He was Chuck Corie Wilson, aged four, of Ohinewai. Police said the . accident occured about 9 a.m. when the boy's brother, aged 16, was cleaning a 12-gauge short-range shotgun at their home. The gun went off and shot I the child through the lower I jaw, killing him instantly.
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Press, 18 June 1979, Page 5
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