Gunman shoots housewife after failing to find husband

Jun 28, 2014 News

Aneesia Pharous

A gunman shot a 22-year-old housewife in the foot at around 15.00 hrs yesterday after barging into the woman’s Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara home to find her reputed husband.
Aneesia Pharous, of Lot 2, Mon Repos, was shot in the left foot after the unidentified man repeatedly asked for her spouse, Davendra Singh, known as ‘Fry Fish.’ The gunman fled on a bicycle while Pharous was treated at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC).
Pharous said the gunman did not indicate why he wanted her reputed husband although police sources said that her spouse had previous brushes with the law for minor offences. Kaieteur News understands that ranks at the Beterverwagting Police Station were questioning him last night about the shooting.
A friend of the victim told Kaieteur News that she was in her yard when a man on a bicycle entered the area and immediately began enquiring about Pharous’ reputed husband.
“He ask where is ‘Fry Fish’ and he scramble a boy in the yard and asking him for ‘Fry Fish,’” the woman said.
Kaieteur News understands that the gunman apparently mistook the young man for Pharous’ reputed husband and discharged a round that narrowly missed his victim. Aneesia Pharous, who was in her house, said that the youth then went on his knees and denied that he was ‘Fry Fish.’
Pharous said that the gunman then told the youth to “go and find Fry Fish wife.’ She said the intruder then barged into her house, grabbed her by the hair and began enquiring about her husband.
“I tell him that ‘Fry Fish’ gone to work and he look around, the he shoot me in the foot.” The gunman then escaped. Relatives and friends of the injured woman took her to the GPHC where it was ascertained that the bullet had passed through the instep.
She was still receiving treatment up to late yesterday evening.

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