Noor Aida Mat Yusoff @ Ahmad, 48, was rushed by her husband, who was with her during the 10.30am incident, to the Gua Musang Hospital for treatment.

Gua Musang district police chief Supt Mohd Taufik Maidin said during the incident, the victim’s 25-year-old son had found a pistol belonging to his father atop a cupboard in the kitchen.

“The suspect thought the pistol was a toy gun to shoot lizards and accidentally pulled the trigger. The shot hit his mother’s back.

“After that, his mother complained of pain on her left shoulder and was shocked to find out she had been hit by a bullet,” he told reporters here today.

Taufik said a check at the hospital showed the victim suffered a broken left shoulder.

She was sent to the Kuala Krai Hospital for further treatment and is currently reported to be in stable condition.

The son had been detained to facilitate further investigations, he added.