Guyana: Schoolgirl nursing gunshot wound
A 21-year-old man was arrested in Guyana after a 14-year-old girl had to be treated for a suspected gunshot wound to her left thumb.
The matter came to light and was reported to police after the female patient sought treatment at a health centre yesterday afternoon.
According to reports, the student from Kuru Kururu, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, told police she was at the time in the company of a 15-year-old friend who is a student, and the suspect, a 21-year-old 'Delivery Man' who is from Norton Street, Werk-en-Rust, Georgetown.
In the presence of her guardian, the 14-year-old student stated that on November 25, around 11 pm, she was with a female friend who resides with her boyfriend at the Norton Street address when she observed him playing with a firearm.
The teen said she heard a loud explosion that sounded like a gunshot and felt a burning sensation in her left thumb, which started to bleed.
It is reported the man went to his backyard, where he hid the firearm among some concrete blocks. They then went to the Kitty Health Center to seek medical attention.
As a result, the suspect was arrested and based on information provided by the injured teenager, a police team in the company of the man went to his address, where a search was conducted.
A bag hidden among some hollow blocks, which contained a pistol with one live round of ammunition, was found.
The suspect is not the holder of a Firearm licence.
Investigations are continuing.
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