Can an "adult" story have a child protagonist?

Is it ill-advised to have a child protagonist (either first or third POV) in a story that contain a fair share of violence and gore ?

I'm worried readers of this kind of story may not relate with a young character, or find the whole thing annoying/tasteless.
To be clear, my story isn't a non-stop stream of bloody, horrific events suffered by the protagonist, but it does contain a few disturbing or violent scenes.

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