Children find gun in Southampton woods, accidentally firing it and injuring an 11-year-old boy

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An 11-year-old boy was injured by a pistol found in woods. The gun was accidentally fired by two children who discovered it. The boys found what they believed to be a BB gun near Wadhurst Gardens and took it home. Hampshire Constabulary confirmed it was a real pistol. Police have cordoned off parts of Westwood Nature Reserve for ongoing searches and investigations into how the firearm came to be in the woods.


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