St. Martin News Network - Garden of Eden Illegal Firearm Owner Released --- Prosecution may take place at a later date --- Mos.

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Philipsburg:--- The suspect that was arrested by police for the illegal possession of a firearm in the shooting that took place at Garden of Eden was released by the judge of instruction on Wednesday confirmed Chief Prosecutor Hans Mos. The shooting incident left a six year old girl fighting for her life at the St. Maarten Medical Center. According to reports reaching SMN News earlier this week, the child was shot by her younger brother during a sibling fight. Police arrested the children's stepfather for having a hunting rifle in the home, one which he did not have a license for. Mos said the families are also victims in these cases and as such the judge decided to release the owner of the illegal firearm. Mos made clear that the release of the suspect does not rule out prosecution at a later date.
It must be noted that this is the second incident for the year where a child was injured with a gun. Some months ago a three year old girl lost her life when her 7 year old brother shot her with a flare gun. The father of that child was also arrested but subsequently released since flare guns are not listed as illegal firearms.

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