Fatir Muhammad, a 1-year-old toddler who was hit by a stray bullet while playing with his brother at his home in Makassar, South Sulawesi, died on Thursday at around 11:50 p.m. at the Wahidin Sudirohusodo hospital. His body was buried on Friday.

Wahidin Sudirohusodo hospital general director Abdul Kadir said the bullet had damaged the toddler’s cerebrum and cerebellum cells and disrupted his vital body functions.

Fatir had been in a deep coma after the bullet lodged itself in his head on Feb. 1. He had undergone surgery three times ever since the incident.

On Feb. 2, the doctors operated on Fatir in a bid to extract the bullet, but they had to halt the surgery when his physical condition suddenly deteriorated.

Surgeons successfully removed a bullet from the skull of the toddler in a surgical procedure on Feb. 18. After the surgery, however, the condition of Fatir remained unstable.

On March 5, doctors once again conducted a surgery to drain excess fluid from the Fatir’s brain. Unfortunately, all the efforts did not save his life.

Sulawesi Selatan Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Endi Sutendi said the ballistic examination showed that the bullet was a 30 millimeters calibre.

“It was a factory-made bullet, not a handmade one,” Endi said. The police, however, have yet to identify the owner of the gun. “We are still investigating whether the gun is possessed by a civilian or a police officer,” he added.

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