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Man allegedly shot by cop after scolding daughter
A 40-year-old father of eight is questioning his responsibility as a parent after he was reportedly shot by a policeman for scolding his 12-year-old daughter.
Mr. Day displays his wounds
The victim is Albert Day of Hill Foot, Soesdyke-Linden Highway. The incident occurred on October 28, last, at the man’s home, which he shares with his wife and children.
Kaieteur News understands that on the day in question, a policeman went to Day’s home and confronted him about a report that he was abusing his daughter. However, while asking the policeman to leave his home, Day claims that the rank shot him in the lower abdomen.
Day stated that for the past three weeks he has been talking to his 12-year-old daughter to pick up her book and study; the child has refused.
“All the time I keep telling her to study and to do her schoolwork but she ain’t listening. So on Diwali Day, I told her that since it’s a holiday I will allow her to play till 17:00hrs and after that she will go and study.
When I see 17:00hrs passed and she did not come home, I went and look for her and when I find him, I put some lashes on her with my hand.”
According to Day, several minutes after scolding his daughter, he received a visit from the community welfare officers with a report that he was ‘beating his daughter to death’.
“When the welfare come, I explained to her that is not like that; I was just scolding the child. When I tell she [welfare officer] that, she went away and I never hear back anything from her.”
However, around 20:25 hrs, me and my wife [Donna Day] were in the bedroom when I hear someone calling my name. I got up and went outside and there is a policeman standing in front of my bedroom door with a gun in his hand.
After I see this officer in my house, I told him since you done deh in my house show me a warrant…because you can’t search someone house like that.
When I tell him that, the police man tek his gun and put it to my chest and keep telling me that he will ‘drop me now’.”
Day furthered stated that upon realising what was going on, his wife stood between him and the policeman. However, Day said that her actions further angered the policeman who then leaned forward and shot him.
After taking her husband to the hospital, the man wife’s reported the matter to the Kuru Kururu and Timehri Police Stations.
Due to the severity of his injuries, Day was transferred from the Diamond Diagnostic Centre to the Georgetown Public Hospital Cooperation (GPHC) where he was admitted and treated for eight days and discharged.
When contacted, officials at the Kuru Kururu and Timehri Police Stations confirmed that indeed the matter was reported and investigations are ongoing.
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