THE victim who was shot after a police constable’s firearm went off has declined to give further evidence against her police friend.Shaqueena Johnson gave sworn testimony before Magistrate Judy Latchman that she did not want to proceed against Dwayne Charles.
Johnson under oath told the court that she was not forced or threatened by anyone and was giving the evidence on her own free will.
In the light of this testimony, the matter was dismissed and the police officer was free to go.
At Monday’s court proceeding, 25-year-old police constable Dwayne Charles was placed on $150,000 bail for unlawful and malicious wounding.
Charles pleaded not guilty to the charge that said on April 22, at Albouys Street, Albouystown, Georgetown he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Johnson.
The prosecution facts revealed that on the day in question the accused and another person were playing with the firearm when it accidentally went off and hit Johnson in the abdomen. She was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital.