Loire-Atlantique: A hunter’s bullet passes through the kitchen window and grazes a father and his baby

Fright The family testified to their fright when they saw the bullet go through the double glazing of the kitchen

The hunt had opened on September 25 in a large number of departments in France. — P.Siccoli/Sipa

For five years that they have lived in this house in the vineyards of Nantes, they have never had a problem with hunters. On Sunday morning, a couple and their two children had the scare of life when they saw a high-caliber bullet pass through their double-glazed kitchen window. A few centimeters from the father and his baby; elderly of 11 months. The scene reported by Ouest-France took place in the town of Divatte-sur-Loire, a small town in Loire-Atlantique wedged between Nantes and the Maine-et-Loire border.

According to the mother, the father would have thrown himself to ground with his child when he heard the explosion. The 12 gauge bullet was found under the radiator of the house. A group of hunters who were at to about 250 meters from the house, according to Ouest-France. According to the gendarmes, the bullet usually used for wild boar beats could have ricocheted. The family decided to lodge a complaint and an investigation was carried out. open.

The issue of security populations has been repeatedly asked of the government in recent months, in particular because of the increase in fatal accidents observed in France. In its “roadmap to improve and guarantee security to hunting,” wishes in particular to crack down on the issue of alcohol consumption. “There is currently no BAC framework. hunting, we want to change that,” the Secretary of State for Bérangere CouillardÉcology.