Four-year-old boy wounded in Hanover Park shooting dies in hospital

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Lauren Isaacs

Lauren Isaacs

9 October 2025 | 6:45

Police confirmed that the child died in hospital in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Four-year-old boy wounded in Hanover Park shooting dies in hospital

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A four-year-old boy struck by a stray bullet in Hanover Park on Wednesday has died.
 
Police confirmed that the child died in hospital in the early hours of Thursday morning.
 
Two 17-year-old suspects were arrested shortly after the suspected gang-related shooting in Moray Court on Wednesday afternoon.
 
The charges will now be changed from attempted murder to murder.

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