A pregnant woman and her unborn child died last week in Ohio, United States after her two-year-old son shot her in the back with a handgun left loaded in the house, police revealed.
Police chief David Smith told local media on Tuesday that 31-year-old Laura Ilg had called 911 on the afternoon of June 16.
”She explained she was 33 weeks pregnant and her two-year-old had accidentally just shot her in the back with a firearm,” Smith said.
“Police on Friday arrived quickly at the home in Norwalk, Ohio, and Ilg was rushed to hospital, but her unborn baby could not be saved after an emergency c-section. She died from her injuries hours later”, he added.
Early Saturday, the Norwalk Police Department stated on its Facebook page that it offered “sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and all those affected by the tragic passing of the young mother and her unborn son.”
