Boy found guilty of manslaughter over Fiji shooting

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A 10-year-old boy has been found guilty of manslaughter over the shooting death of a 6-year-old New Zealand boy in Fiji, according to media reports.

Mohammed Khubeb Khan died after being shot at a building site near Lautoka in January.

His family had been celebrating the completion of their new holiday home in Fiji when the tragedy happened.

A 14-year-old cousin, Mohammed Nabil Khan, was also shot but survived.

The incident happened when the 10-year-old was playing with the gun, owned by his father, 37-year-old pilot Mohammad Rizwan Khan.

The boy appeared in the High Court in Lautoka where he was found guilty by a panel of assessors, Fairfax reported.

His father was reportedly ordered to pay F$2500 (NZ$1680) court costs and he and his wife were told by Justice Janaka Bandara to enter into a bond of F$5000 each to assure the good behaviour of the boy for the next seven years.

He was quoted as saying the parents and the adults who gathered at the compound where the incident occurred had failed in their task to exercise due care and attention towards their children, including the 10-year-old.