CHILD ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
INJURIES PROVE FATAL INVERCARGILL, Ist January. The accidental discharge of a rifle this morning caused the death of Julhm Carr, aged 3s, son of Mr Cecil Carr, electrician. The child’s father was handling the rifle when it accidentally exploded. The bullet passed through the head of the child, who was playing nearby.) It is believed that the accident was caused by a defect in the weapon. The child was taken to hospital but died an hour later.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 2 January 1941, Page 6
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80CHILD ACCIDENTALLY SHOT Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 2 January 1941, Page 6
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