GDF Captain surrenders after fatally shooting reputed wife

Apr 01, 2018 News

Captain, Orwain Sandy and the late Reona Payne

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Captain, Orwain Sandy, the Aide-de-Camp to the GDF Chief-of-Staff, yesterday, surrendered to police officers after he allegedly shot and killed his reputed wife, Reona Payne, a Travel Agent, in Alexander Village.
According to reports, the incident occurred between 10:15 hours and 10:45 hours yesterday at First Street, Alexander Village in the vicinity of the Masjid.
A police officer said that Sandy and Payne were in (Payne’s) Car when the two got into an argument. He told Kaieteur News that Sandy took out his firearm and allegedly shot the woman several times, killing her.
He said that Sandy then drove himself to the Ruimveldt Police Station where he reported the matter to the Police. He was taken into custody and is currently cooperating with officers.
Payne was a mother of three; she worked as a Travel Agent at the Muneshwers Travel Service for a number of years.
The two recently moved into their home in Diamond-Grove, East Bank Demerara. They also recently launched their business, Prestige Taxi Service, at the Wedding Exposition, last week.

The body of Reona Payne after being fatally shot yesterday

According to a co-worker, after noticing that Sandy was not at work when she was expected to be there, he called her cell phone. The co-worker told Kaieteur News that Payne answered that she was not in a position to speak but promised to call back. She never did.
The co-worker said that during the conversation there was no indication, in Payne’s tone, that something was amiss; but the entire staff was left in a state of shock when the news of her death began circulating on Social Media.
The Guyana Defence Force, in a release yesterday, said that Sandy is immediately interdicted from duty. The release stated that the force is saddened by the incident but noted that Sandy’s action was not reflective of the values and standards of the GDF.
The release further stated that an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the incident was launched.
“The Chief-of-Staff has ordered the Inspector General of the Guyana Defence Force to conduct a Board of Inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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