Ex-lover on the run after pistol whipping woman

A Kuru Kururu woman was left nursing lacerations to her face and the back of her head after her ex-lover reportedly pistol-whipped her during which the firearm went off, grazing her cheek.

Natasha Harry, assaulted by ex-lover

It is reported that 31-year-old Natasha Harry had to be rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre for emergency medical attention shortly after an estranged lover allegedly whipped out a gun and hit her about the head and face during a heated argument.
According to police sources, during the assault the firearm accidentally went off and as a result Harry sustained a wound to her cheek.
Kaieteur News spoke to the injured woman’s sister who lives within a stone’s throw from Harry at Kuru Kururu on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway.
Harry’s sister told this newspaper that some time on Thursday night between 20:00 hours and 21:00 hours she was at home relaxing when she heard a gunshot and immediately after, her sister’s two young sons came running and screaming; “Mommy geh shoot! Mommy geh shoot!”
The woman who asked not to be named stated that she ran over but on her way she saw her sister walking over in a dazed state with blood dripping from her face.
The woman related that she then contacted neighbours and they hurriedly transported the injured Harry to the Diamond Diagnostic Center where she was treated, Harry was then transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital Inc. (GPHC) and later discharged.
Harry’s assailant who is known to her relatives as “Shawn”, after assaulting her, reported took away her cell phone and fled the scene. Up to 19:00 hours yesterday when this newspaper contacted Harry’s sister, she indicated that they (relatives) tried calling the phone but “Shawn” would let it ring out only to call back and threaten that he “isn’t done, I’m going to come back and finish the job.”
A high ranking Police official told this newspaper that all efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect and that they have obtained information about his whereabouts, the source stated that he is expected to be brought in for justice very soon.