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Updated On: 10 March, 2010 11:06 AM IST | | Agencies
An American toddler from Tennessee accidentally killed herself after mistaking her stepfather's handgun for a Nintendo Wii control
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An American toddler from Tennessee accidentally killed herself after mistaking her stepfather's handgun for a Nintendo Wii control
Cheyenne Alexis McKeehan (3), shot herself in the stomach with the .380 caliber, semi-automatic weapon after finding it lying on a table in the living room. Her mother was sitting at the computer just a few feet away while her three-month-old brother was also lyingu00a0 nearby.
Investigators said that the child had probably mistaken the weapon for a Wii control. Her mother, Tina Ann Cronberger (32) told them Cheyenne had played on the games consol for days at a time.
Little difference
Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe displayed two guns -- the Wii control and the pistol -- recovered from the home.
"You can see by the comparison of the toy weapon and the real weapon that there's little chance a three-year-old would differentiate between the two," Ashe said.
"If you have a live handgun with a toy that looks the same -- for parents some bells and whistles need to go off.
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Big mistake: Cheyenne Alexis McKeehanu00a0 picked up the real gun from an end table and shot herself in the abdomen |
Investigators said that the child had probably mistaken the weapon for a Wii control. Her mother, Tina Ann Cronberger (32) told them Cheyenne had played on the games consol for days at a time.
Little difference
Wilson County Sheriff Terry Ashe displayed two guns -- the Wii control and the pistol -- recovered from the home.
"You can see by the comparison of the toy weapon and the real weapon that there's little chance a three-year-old would differentiate between the two," Ashe said.
"If you have a live handgun with a toy that looks the same -- for parents some bells and whistles need to go off.
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