Boy, two, accidentally kills his mother with his father’s gun while playing with it in front of them

This is the horrifying moment a two-year-old child accidentally shot his mother dead while playing with his father’s gun in front of them.

Footage of the sickening incident showed the boy grabbing the firearm from a table and fooling around with it for a few seconds before pulling the trigger as his mother turned to look at him.

The couple appeared to be so deep in conversation they failed to notice their son had the Glock 9mm pistol in his hands until it was too late.

The victim was shot in the chest and arm, and initially seemed to have survived the shooting and stood up to examine her wounds in a state of shock as the youngster dropped the gun and ran towards her.

She then followed the youngster and fell to the ground dying while her desperate husband tried to assist her. 

The 27-year-old woman has been named and pictured in Brazilian media as Deborah Rodrigues Monteiro.

Police have confirmed her farmer husband, who had a licence for the weapon, will face manslaughter charges but will remain a free man while the investigation against him continues. It was not immediately clear if he would continue to be able to look after his son or whether the youngster would be taken into local social service care.

The incident happened on Friday night in the small town of Rio Verde de Mato Grosso in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul.

This is the horror moment a two-year-old child accidentally shoots his mum dead after picking up his dad’s gun in front of his parents and starting to play with the weapon. The incident (pictured) happened on Friday night in Rio Verde de Mato Grosso in the Brazilian state Mato Grosso do Sul

The victim, named locally as 27-year-old Deborah Rodrigues Monteiro, was shot in the chest and arm. Police have confirmed her farmer husband, who had a licence for the weapon, will face manslaughter charges but will remain a free man while the investigation against him continues

The horror sequence of events was captured on the couple’s own home camera which looked onto the veranda where the family were relaxing. The couple appeared to be so deep in conversation they failed to notice their son had the Glock 9mm pistol in his hands

Local police chief Danielle Felismino confirmed the gunshot victim had been taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The weapon she was killed with and ammunition has been seized by detectives.

The horror sequence of events was captured on the couple’s own home camera which looked onto the veranda where the family were relaxing.

The autopsy is understood to have taken place yesterday morning although the results have not yet been made public.

Social media users responded to the tragedy by offering Deborah’s loved ones their support.

Local police chief Danielle Felismino confirmed the gunshot victim had been taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead. The weapon she was killed with and ammunition has been seized by detectives

The victim initially seemed to have survived the shooting and stood up to examine her wounds in a state of shock. But as her husband assisted her before going to retrieve the weapon from the floor and the little boy walked away, she followed the youngster and fell to the ground dying

The autopsy is understood to have taken place yesterday morning although the results have not yet been made public

Jota Pereira wrote: ‘My condolences to the family and friends. How sad!’

Marileide Garcia added: ‘My deepest condolences to the family and friends at such a difficult moment.’

In June 2023 pregnant Ohio mother Laura Ilg and her unborn baby were killed after her toddler accidentally shot her in the back.

Police said afterwards a bedroom door had been accidentally left open and enabled Laura’s two-year-old son to access the gun on a nightstand inside.