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Man arrested for alleged shooting to death of child in Madaba

By JT - Feb 17,2018 - Last updated at Feb 17,2018

AMMAN — Madaba Public Security Department personnel have arrested a man suspected of shooting dead a child in Madaba, a security source said on Saturday.

The suspect confessed that a bullet was fired accidently from his gun as he was walking near the child’s house, the source was quoted by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, as saying.

Security authorities confiscated the gun and sent it to the criminal laboratories administration, before referring the case to court.

On Friday evening, the child was transferred to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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