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| Shot baby dies from airgun wounds | Shot baby dies from airgun wounds |
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| An 18-month-old boy who was shot in the head with an airgun in his Birmingham home has died in hospital. | |
| Rashid Ullah was shot in the garden of his home in Washwood Heath on 24 August. | Rashid Ullah was shot in the garden of his home in Washwood Heath on 24 August. |
| His five-year-old sister accidentally shot him after picking up the airgun, which her father had been using for target practice, his grandfather said. | His five-year-old sister accidentally shot him after picking up the airgun, which her father had been using for target practice, his grandfather said. |
| The boy, who was being treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital, died on Monday afternoon, police said. | The boy, who was being treated at Birmingham Children's Hospital, died on Monday afternoon, police said. |
| West Midlands Police said the incident appeared to be a "tragic accident". Police investigations are continuing. | |
| Family warning | Family warning |
| "Rashid was injured after he sustained a pellet wound in his head from an air weapon while he was in his garden," a police spokesman said. | "Rashid was injured after he sustained a pellet wound in his head from an air weapon while he was in his garden," a police spokesman said. |
| The toddler was left in a critical condition after the incident and surgeons had been waiting for the swelling to go down before they could remove the pellet. | The toddler was left in a critical condition after the incident and surgeons had been waiting for the swelling to go down before they could remove the pellet. |
| After Rahid was injured, his family released a statement which said: "We hope anyone who has an air weapon realises how dangerous these guns can be." | After Rahid was injured, his family released a statement which said: "We hope anyone who has an air weapon realises how dangerous these guns can be." |
| The boy's grandfather, Bakht Rammand, said after the incident that Rashid was "an active kid", who was close to his sister. | The boy's grandfather, Bakht Rammand, said after the incident that Rashid was "an active kid", who was close to his sister. |
| Campaigners earlier called for legislation to register airguns and make their owners more liable for their weapons' misuse. | |
| The Gun Control Network, which campaigns for tighter controls on guns of all kinds, has said such incidents were preventable. | |
| But the National Small-bore Rifle Association said the government had already rejected certification. | |
| The association added that tighter controls on the purchase and possession of airguns had come into force last October but it was "too early to know" what effect they had had on their misuse. |