Belgian police officer sentenced over killing of girl during pursuit
by Associated Press in Brussels from on (#5E43P)
Police officer fired shot that killed Kurdish girl Mawda Shawri during high-speed chase of suspected people-smugglers
A Belgian court has handed a one-year suspended prison sentence to a police officer who fired the shot that killed a two-year-old girl during a high-speed chase of suspected people-smugglers.
The court in the southern Belgian city of Mons ruled that the officer's account of an accidental shooting was credible but also found he had a share of responsibility for the Kurdish child's death.
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