A ten-year-old boy was fearfully dead after a bullet hit him in the chest.
The unfortunate incident occurred at Osino in the Fanteakwa region of the eastern region.
The boy is accused of having picked up the local pistol on the street while he was in search of old metals, popularly known as ‘alumi.
The boy hit the pistol with a stone, and it fired, killing the boy instantly.
According to an eyewitness by the name of Mensah, the boy was walking with his father when the unfortunate incident occurred.
It remains unclear how the pistol was dropped at the scene.
The police are currently investigating the matter.
He reported on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5 FM that the boy bled profusely before he was rushed to the hospital.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
