An Italian man shot and killed his father on Sunday during a hunting expedition in southern Italy after mistaking him for a wild boar, according to media reports.
Local media reported the duo were moving through thick bush on the outskirts of Postiglione on Sunday when the 34-year-old glimpsed a shadow in rustling foliage and opened fire.
What he thought was a boar was his father, 55-year-old Martino Gaudioso, who was hit in his lower abdomen.
His son, who has not been publicly named, called for help and tried to stem his father’s wound and keep him alive.
However, medics were unable to save him and Mr Gaudioso succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
