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A NSW Woman Has Been Charged Over The Shooting Of A Five-Year-Old Boy

He was treated for a wound to his hip

A 37-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the shooting of a little boy in a home in Sydney’s south west.

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The boy—just five-years-old—was shot in the hip at a house in Lurnea at around 9pm on Monday, May 1.

Nine News reports he was playing with his sister in a bedroom at the time.

The boy was taken to Liverpool Hospital by his parents and received treatment for the wound to his hip.

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On Thursday, the woman was arrested and charged with hindering an investigation into a serious indictable offence and possession of an unauthorised prohibited firearm and ammunition without authority.

She was granted bail and is expected to appear in court later this month.

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