In the United States, a 28-year-old man has been charged after his 3-year-old son fatally shot himself with a handgun left under a couch.
‘The incident occurred in Pennsylvania on March 28. The man, identified as Jose Hilario Abreu, was taken to court on Friday on charges of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment in the death of his son, Elijah Abreu Borgen’, according to a press release by the Allentown Police Department.
He is accused of leaving a semi-automatic handgun unattended and loaded with a live cartridge in the chamber under the sofa where his son and a 2-year-old were sitting in his home.
The press release read, ‘Jose Hilario Abreu, of Allentown, is charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in which the victim is under 12 Years of Age and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of Children; violating a duty of care which creates a risk of death or serious bodily injury for a child age 6 and younger’.
The 28-year-old father told the police that he placed his gun under the sofa where the two children were sitting and left the room on March 28. The police claim that the handgun was fully loaded with a live cartridge in the chamber.
Later that morning, Mr Hilario heard a loud noise from the other room and found his 3-year-old son with a gunshot to the torso. The discharged gun lay on a pillow beside the two children, police said.
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