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Father charged after three-year-old girl found shot dead in western Sydney Father charged over sawn-off shotgun after three-year-old girl found dead
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A father of a three-year-old Sydney girl found dead of a gunshot wound to the neck has been charged with firearm offences. The father of a Sydney girl who died from a gunshot wound to the neck has been denied bail on firearms charges related to an unlicensed sawn-off shotgun.
Paramedics were called to the Lalor Park home in the city’s west about 8pm on Sunday following reports a child had been shot after finding a weapon.Paramedics were called to the Lalor Park home in the city’s west about 8pm on Sunday following reports a child had been shot after finding a weapon.
Forensic officers remained at the house on Monday. Four other children aged between three and eight were in the home at the time of the shooting. The three-year-old girl was in the home with her mother and three other young siblings when the incident occurred, police said.
One shot was fired, police say. It’s unclear how the child sustained the single fatal gunshot wound, but forensic police are investigating whether she accidentally fired the weapon herself.
“At the time of the incident, the child’s mother and other children were in the house and the child’s father was nearby,” New South Wales police Quakers Hill commander Supt Paul Carrett told reporters. The girl’s father was charged on Monday morning with possessing an unregistered sawn-off shotgun.
“The death of a three-year-old child under any circumstances is tragic. It is tragic for the family and it is tragic for the police and other emergency services who attend these scenes.” “A 43-year-old man from Arncliffe has been charged with several firearm offences and a contravention of apprehended violence order,” police said. “He is the father of the child who passed away.”
Police confirmed later on Monday that the girl’s father had been charged. “A 43-year-old man from Arncliffe has been charged with several firearm offences and a contravention of apprehended violence order. He is the father of the child who passed away.” He was also charged with possessing the weapon without a licence and not storing the weapon safely.
The father was due to face Blacktown local court on Monday. The 43-year-old appeared before Blacktown local court and did not apply for bail and it was formally refused.
He is scheduled to appear before the same court again on 1 September.
In a separate incident in Sydney, a 37-year-old man was found shot in the shoulder in Lane Cove on Sunday night. His injury is not thought to be life-threatening and he is being treated at Royal North Shore hospital.In a separate incident in Sydney, a 37-year-old man was found shot in the shoulder in Lane Cove on Sunday night. His injury is not thought to be life-threatening and he is being treated at Royal North Shore hospital.