Manslaughter: Guard arrested for ‘accidental’ killing
A constable was arrested in Gojra for allegedly killing a woman in front of a NBP branch.
FAISALABAD:
A constable was arrested in Gojra on Wednesday for allegedly killing a woman in front of a National Bank of Pakistan branch.
Police quoted the suspect, performing security duties at the bank, as saying that the incident happened by accident. He told the police that as he moved to open the main door for the woman to enter the bank his pistol slipped and fell.
He said the trigger got pulled when the weapon hit the ground and a bullet was fired which hit the woman, killing her on the spot.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 8th, 2011.
A constable was arrested in Gojra on Wednesday for allegedly killing a woman in front of a National Bank of Pakistan branch.
Police quoted the suspect, performing security duties at the bank, as saying that the incident happened by accident. He told the police that as he moved to open the main door for the woman to enter the bank his pistol slipped and fell.
He said the trigger got pulled when the weapon hit the ground and a bullet was fired which hit the woman, killing her on the spot.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 8th, 2011.