Police in Berbice are investigating the circumstances in which a woman was shot in her neck in front of her home at Williamsburg, Corentyne.
The incident occurred on Saturday around 7:40 am and the injured woman was identified as 32-year-old Ashmin Mahadeo.
According to reports, Neil Madramootoo, who has shared a common-law relationship with the woman for the past seven years, said that she told him she had an appointment to have her nails done and so he went to her residence.