A Gasparillo pensioner was attacked and her son shot by an enraged relative who came to their home searching for her daughter.
Jasodra Bedassie, 65, was treated and discharged from the San Fernando General Hospital for bruises she suffered at her Harmony Hall home on Monday.
Her son Himraj, 30, was still warded up to yesterday, as he was being treated for a gunshot wound to his hands.
Police reported that around 5.50 am, the relative from St John’s Village, San Fernando, came to their home asking for Bedassie’s daughter. After being told that she was not there, the man accused them of lying and an argument started.
He whipped out a gun and shot Himraj, then held onto Bedassie and hit her repeatedly with the gun’s grip. With his victims on the floor, he left the house and drove off in a Nissan Bluebird.
Gasparillo police were contacted and within minutes, Sgt Rennie Maharaj and a party of officers responded. Bedassie and Himraj were taken to hospital and a search was made in the area for the suspect who was not found up to yesterday.
When the T&T Guardian visited Bedassie’s home yesterday, neighbours said no one returned since the incident.
They said although they heard about the incident, they were not sure what happened.
Sgt Maharaj is continuing inquiries.