Man arrested for fatally shooting horse, burning corpse

A 28-year-old labourer of Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), was arrested after he fatally shot and killed an injured horse after which he burnt the carcass.
Ivan Dash reportedly committed the act on Monday at about 09:30h.
He told law enforcement that the horse, which belonged to him, was crossing over a bridge when one of the boards broke, and one of its back legs passed through. This resulted in the horse sustaining severe injuries.
Dash said the horse was in visible pain and groaning loudly, and because of this, he went to the seawall and shot the horse in the head and then burnt the corpse. The owner has since given a written statement to Police, under caution, about what transpired.
Upon questioning, it was found that he does not own a firearm, nor is he the holder of a firearm licence.
According to Dash, when he saw the horse was seriously injured and groaning, he went to one of his friends, who is a licensed firearm holder. Dash claimed that he and the friend proceeded to the Vergenoegen seawall, and after his friend hesitated to shoot the horse, he took the gun from his friend and shot the horse in the head.
However, Police contacted the said friend, who denied giving anyone his licensed firearm, claiming he was not at the scene nor was he aware of what the man was talking about.
Police took possession of the firearm, and lodged it at the Leonora Police Station pending investigation.