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Aug 08, 2017 News
A police constable was yesterday charged for discharging a firearm at a miner who sustained life-threatening injuries.
Twenty-seven-year-old James Bowman of Mocha-Arcadia, East Bank Demerara appeared before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where he denied the charge which alleged that on June 25 at Omai Landing, he discharged a loaded firearm at Glen McCurdy with intent to maim, disfigure or caused him actual bodily harm.
Police Prosecutor Arvin Moore had no objection to bail being granted to the defendant.
Facts presented by the prosecutor stated that on the day in question the virtual complainant (McCurdy) was acting in a suspicious manner and when Bowman approached him to search his haversack, McCurdy retaliated and attempted to chop him with a cutlass.
The court heard that Bowman, being fearful for his life, took out his firearm and discharged several rounds at the victim with one hitting him in the abdomen and exiting his lower back.
The prosecutor went on to tell the court that after the shooting a search was conducted on the victim’s haversack and a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be narcotics was unearthed.
McCurdy was then taken to the Linden Hospital Complex where he was treated for his injuries. He subsequently made an appearance before Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan where he was charged for possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and remanded to prison.
McCurdy, who hails from Canvas City, Wismar, Linden, is being represented by Attorney-at-law Glenn Hanoman, who argued that his client was shot with a high-powered weapon which resulted in the bullet entering his abdomen and exiting his back along with parts of his intestines.
The lawyer asked that bail be granted to his client on his first appearance, citing that he was taken from the hospital and locked up for days without getting the necessary medical attention for his wound.
The lawyer went on to tell the court that his client is the sole breadwinner for his six-year-old daughter since her mother died a few months ago from septicaemia.
Prosecutor Moore had told the court that a medical report conducted on McCurdy revealed that he sustained abdominal trauma caused by a gunshot wound and that his intestines were protruding through his abdominal cavity.
Police Constable James Bowman was released on his own recognizance (self bail). He was instructed to make his next court appearance on October 17 at the Mahdia Magistrate’s Court.
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