A BABY boy was fighting for life last night after he was accidentally shot in the head by his five-year-old sister.
Rashid Rullah, 18 months, was critically ill with a pellet from a .22 air rifle in his skull.
Little Rashid was shot after his dad put his air rifle down to answer the phone.
Rashid's older sister Asna Almas picked up the weapon and pulled the trigger as the youngsters played in their back garden.
Doctors last night described his condition as “critical but stable”. His parents were at his bedside.
Grandad Bakht, 48, said: “The children were playing with their father in the garden and he had been doing target practice with the gun.
“He had been cleaning it but put it down when his mobile phone rang and he went to answer it.
“Rashid’s sister picked it up and accidentally pulled the trigger. His sister is a very active child, it all happened so quickly. It was a terrible accident and we are hoping and praying he recovers. He is my life.”
A BABY boy was fighting for life last night after he was accidentally shot in the head by his five-year-old sister.
Rashid Rullah, 18 months, was critically ill with a pellet from a .22 air rifle in his skull.
Little Rashid was shot after his dad put his air rifle down to answer the phone.
Rashid's older sister Asna Almas picked up the weapon and pulled the trigger as the youngsters played in their back garden.
Doctors last night described his condition as “critical but stable”. His parents were at his bedside.
Grandad Bakht, 48, said: “The children were playing with their father in the garden and he had been doing target practice with the gun.
“He had been cleaning it but put it down when his mobile phone rang and he went to answer it.
“Rashid’s sister picked it up and accidentally pulled the trigger. His sister is a very active child, it all happened so quickly. It was a terrible accident and we are hoping and praying he recovers. He is my life.”