A young hunter was yesterday critically injured when his shotgun discharged accidentally at the close of the spring hunting season.

The police said the incident happened at around 2.15pm in the area known as Tal-Marnisi, Marsaxlokk. The 32-year-old from Żabbar was hunting on his own in a private field when his gun misfired and he was shot in the chest. He was given first aid by a nearby hunter and taken to hospital by ambulance where he was certified to be in a critical condition.

Experts have been appointed to assist with a magisterial inquiry.

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