Nene, 4, shot in the face of her 8 month pregnant mother Chronicle

A 4 year old boy shot with a gun on his pregnant mother in the US state of Washington. The bullet hit the face of the woman who had to be transported to the Harbourview Medical Center. The boy had found the gun loaded under a mattress, according to Fox News.

The woman, aged 27 and eight months pregnant, watched TV with the child's father when he found the gun, according to King County Police Authorities. . Apparently, the blow was fortuitous.

The woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, although her condition improved over the days.

The boy's father badured the agents that he had kept the weapon to defend himself.