A Pointe-a-Pierre man is now warded at the San Fernando General Hospital, after he was shot in the thigh by a security guard at the KFC outlet in Marabella on Sunday...
A Pointe-a-Pierre man is now warded at the San Fernando General Hospital, after he was shot in the thigh by a security guard at the KFC outlet in Marabella on Sunday.
Police said at around 7.20 pm, a man went to the outlet and allegedly threatened to kill his 31-year-old ex-common-law wife.
The Vistabella woman, who works at the outlet, told police the man went to her workplace and demanded to see her.
She said when she came out, the man began hurling obscenities and threatened to kill her if she did not reconcile with him.
Police said the couple had been together for nine months but separated in December after an argument.
The woman told police the man often accused her of being unfaithful.
Investigators said after his first threats, the man left the building, but returned an hour later and locked the door leading to the kitchen.
Amalgamated security officer Cory Huggins then confronted the man, who tried to take away his gun.
Police said there was a scuffle, during which a shot was fired. People ran out screaming.
The man was hit in the right thigh.
He was taken to the hospital, where he was admitted in stable condition and put under police guard.
Police said he is expected to be charged pending investigations by senior officers.
KFC branch supervisor Nathalie Ramnath declined to comment yesterday.
She directed all queries to Prestige Holdings marketing manager Nigel Bissoon, but a secretary at his office said he was out of the country.
Chief executive officer of Prestige Holdings, Dane Darbasie, said through a representative, that an investigation was being conducted both internally and by the police.
Senior Supt of the Southern Division, Dawson Victor, is heading enquiries.
