Baby shot in global warming 'suicide pact'

A seven-month-old girl has survived for three days with a bullet in her chest after being shot by her parents as part of a suicide pact.

Francisco Lotero and Miriam Coletti shot their daughter and toddler son before killing themselves, the Daily Mail reports.

A note found on a table in the family's home led authorities to suspect the deaths were the result of an apparent suicide pact brought on by concerns about global warming, according to the reports.

The couple's son, Francisco, died instantly after being shot in the back.

But the unnamed baby girl cheated death after a bullet from her dad's handgun missed her vital organs.

The blood-soaked baby was discovered by police with a bullet casing in her chest after neighbours complained of a stench emanating from the family's residence.

The youngster was then rushed to hospital by paramedics.

She recovering in hospital in the town of Goya in the northern Argentine province of Corrientes, where doctors say her condition is improving.