Georgetown :A 50 year old housewife of Bougainvillea Park, East Bank Demerara, who was alleged to have been accidently shot to her abdomen about 02:30hrs yesterday morning by her husband, is presently a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, in a stable condition.
Investigation revealed that the couple returned from an outing about 02:00hrs after which the victim went to the shower and on entering their bedroom she heard an explosion, followed by a burning sensation to her abdomen which began to bleed profusely.
The victim sixty-year old husband, who is a licensed holder of a handgun, alleged that he was clearing the weapon when it accidently went off and injured his wife whom he rushed to the GPHC.
He has since been taken into custody and his firearm lodged.
Investigation in progress.
