Goldminer, 21, remanded for shooting underage “girlfriend”

Accused of shooting his 14-year-old “girlfriend”, Leion Garraway, a 21-year-old gold miner of Norton Street, Lodge, Georgetown, appeared on Friday before Senior Magistrate Leron Daly at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer the following charges: discharging a loaded firearm with intent to maim, disable, or cause grievous bodily harm; and unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition.
He denied both charges, and his defence attorney requested that bail in a reasonable sum be granted his client. However, the Police prosecutor strongly objected to Garraway being placed on bail, disclosing that Garraway had previously been prosecuted for identical offences.
The prosecutor detailed that Garraway and the underage girl are acquainted, and she is being referred to as his “girlfriend.”

The prosecutor detailed that, accompanied by Garraway, the girl had gone to a party at her friend’s house at Lot 69 Norton Street Lodge, Georgetown, on Saturday, November 25, at about 23:00 hours. And while there, Garraway, who was carrying a.32 pistol, pulled it out, aimed it at the girl, and fired multiple shots, one of which hit her in the left thumb.
After receiving treatment at the Kitty Health Centre, the injured girl was eventually allowed to return home. The incident was reported to the Police and Garraway was arrested.
When Police ranks turned up at his house to conduct a search, Garraway led them to the back yard, and they recovered the gun and one live round of .32 ammunition. Police said the serial number of the gun had been filed off.
In response to being asked whether he had a gun licence, Garraway had replied “No”. And he disclosed that one “Anthony” had given him the gun after he was told by the Police of the crimes committed.
As such, he and the firearm were taken to the East La Penitence Police Station; where, in his presence, the said firearm and ammunition were marked, placed in a gun evidence box, sealed, and lodged to be taken to the Ballistics Section for examination.
Police Headquarters had said in a report that the 14-year-old girl had been shot by her 15-year-old friend’s boyfriend. Police had said she was staying with her 15-year-old friend who resides with the man at Norton Street, Lodge Georgetown.
“The victim said she observed the boyfriend playing with a firearm, when suddenly she heard a loud explosion and subsequently felt a burning sensation to her left thumb, which then started to bleed. She related that Garraway then went to his back yard, where he hid the firearm among some concrete blocks,” Police Headquarters had said in a statement.
Magistrate Daly has remanded Garraway to prison, and set his next court date at January 19, 2024.