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US police arrested the father of a two-year-old toddler who shot his own mother in a fatal accident in August.
The man is accused of negligent homicide, among other things.
The 22-year-old is also accused of not having kept the firearm safe, according to the police and prosecutors in the state of Florida.
According to the announcement, no date has yet been set for the start of the procedure.
According to the announcement, the father had loaded the pistol and stored it in a child's backpack with the safety off.
The toddler found the weapon there.
One shot went off and hit the 21-year-old mother in the head.
At the time she was in a video conference.
One participant dialed the emergency number.
The man is said to have not been home at the time of the accident.
When the police arrived, the emergency services found him while he was trying to resuscitate his girlfriend.
Emergency doctors determined the woman's death shortly afterwards.