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| Father charged over sawn-off shotgun after three-year-old girl found dead | Father charged over sawn-off shotgun after three-year-old girl found dead |
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| 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. | 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. |
| The three-year-old girl was in the home with her mother and three other young siblings when the incident occurred, police said. | The three-year-old girl was in the home with her mother and three other young siblings when the incident occurred, police said. |
| It’s unclear how the child sustained the single fatal gunshot wound, but forensic police are investigating whether she accidentally fired the weapon herself. | It’s unclear how the child sustained the single fatal gunshot wound, but forensic police are investigating whether she accidentally fired the weapon herself. |
| The girl’s father was charged on Monday morning with possessing an unregistered sawn-off shotgun. | The girl’s father was charged on Monday morning with possessing an unregistered sawn-off shotgun. |
| “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.” | “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.” |
| He was also charged with possessing the weapon without a licence and not storing the weapon safely. | He was also charged with possessing the weapon without a licence and not storing the weapon safely. |
| The 43-year-old appeared before Blacktown local court and did not apply for bail and it was formally refused. | 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. | 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. |