CHUKAI: A 10-year-old boy was injured after he was hit by a pellet, believed to be fired from a neighbour’s air rifle, in an incident at Felda Seberang Tayor near here yesterday. He said the victim’s father, 36, who is a construction worker, suspected that the pellet was from his opposite neighbour's air rifle. "The suspect admitted that he had fired one shot towards his neighbour’s house from about 40 metres through the window of his house, but claimed he did not expect the shot to hit the victim,” he said. Police seized two air rifles, measuring 123cm and 107cm in length, as well as nine steel pellets. Initial questioning revealed that one of the air rifles had been purchased via Facebook about a year ago, whereas the other one was made by the suspect.

Source: The Star March 05, 2026 21:15 UTC