BUSINESSWOMAN Avia Abrams, 48, survived an attempt on her life early Sunday morning by her estranged lover, ex-Guyana Defence Force officer, Desmond Hamer, 52.

The incident occurred at Third Avenue, Beach Front, Bartica, Region Seven.
According to information reaching the Guyana Chronicle, the man, who resides in Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, travelled to Bartica to kill the woman.

The Guyana Chronicle was told that the two had a child together before they were separated.
Relatives indicated that Hamer first went to the woman’s home where he thought she was but encountered her son, who he told he wanted to borrow money to spend the night at a hotel.

The money was given to Hamer by the young man who claimed that prior to Hamer showing up at the house and attempting to make his entry through the back door, the gate of the property was closed.

They are of the view that he jumped the fence to gain entry to the yard.
After leaving the home, Hamer reportedly went to the beach front where Abrams operates a food business. There, unknowing to her, he slashed the tyres of her vehicle.

When Abrams closed shop for the day and was heading home, she saw someone with his head covered running towards her and she raised an alarm.
As the person got closer, she realised that it was her former lover and he was armed with a gun.

She attempted to get out of the vehicle, but he forced her back in and tried to shoot her in the head. However, she managed to fight him off.

In the process, Abrams was shot in the hand. Those of her employees who were close by also raised an alarm by screaming and villagers began coming out.
Sensing that things would have gotten ugly, the ex-army officer fled the scene and made his way to the police station and surrendered to detectives.

The businesswoman was taken to the hospital where she was treated, and had a bullet removed from her hands.
The man is in police custody as police continue their investigations.