Frustrated dad wanted to hunt a cat down but shot his sleeping son down accidently while loading the gun Friday, 4 May, in Naze village near to Kalar border, Sulaimani, police said.

The son’s death came as a great shock immediately after he got shot in the back.

The dead body transferred from emergency hospital to Medicolegal after death declaration, Dr. Halgurd Hamid head of emergency hospital told PUKmedia.

The villagers keep guns at home to protect from wild beasts coming from surrounding areas midnights.