Domestic violence victim leads cops to gun

…says husband threatened to kill her
Police in Regional Division Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) unearthed a shotgun on Tuesday in the home of a couple at Katoonarib Village, in Region Nine, while responding to a domestic violence report.

Ranks in the region were informed that a 32-year-old woman of the village was allegedly being abused by her husband and rushed to the scene.
About 15:45h they arrived at the home of the victim, who took the ranks to the kitchen of her one-storey wooden home and pointed out a 20-gauge single-barrel shotgun with serial number 51 on the metal part of the frame.
Police said at the time the gun was braced against a wall next to the gas stove along with a small black canvas bag that contained three 20-gauge empty cartridges.
The woman then indicated to the ranks that the shotgun and empty cartridges were placed there by her 30-year-old husband. She also told the ranks that her husband, a farmer, had threatened to shoot her with the gun.
As such, the Police ranks took possession of the shotgun and empty cartridges. They were unable to arrest the suspect, who had escaped before they arrived. The gun has been lodged at the Lethem Police Station. (G9)