Girlfriend kills her British boyfriend by ‘shooting him in the arm in Costa Rica’ – but statements she was just seeking ‘to frighten him’
- The 43-year-old sufferer has been named regionally as Christopher Benjamin Martin
- Law enforcement have arrested his Nicaraguan girlfriend immediately after she allegedly shot him
- The incident happened on Sunday afternoon at an condominium in Alajuela
- The pair are stated to have received into an argument following a drinking session which turned violent and finished with the man’s lover firing a gun at him
A British guy has reportedly been shot useless by his girlfriend in Costa Rica.
The 43-year-previous victim has been named locally as Christopher Benjamin Martin and described as British.
Law enforcement are said to have arrested his Nicaraguan associate following she confessed to taking pictures him for the duration of a row ‘to frighten him.’
The incident transpired on Sunday afternoon at an condominium in Alajuela, that lies north-west of Costa Rica’s money of San Jose.
Police only went general public with info on the taking pictures on Tuesday because Monday was a Lender Holiday break in the location.
The pair are mentioned to have acquired into an argument immediately after a drinking session which turned violent and ended with the man’s partner, a 36-calendar year-aged discovered only by her surname of Amador, firing a gun at him.
A neighborhood police spokesman was quoted as declaring: ‘The woman states she shot him only to frighten him, wounded him in the appropriate shoulder and he died at the scene.’
She has been taken into law enforcement custody forward of a choice on no matter whether she is remanded in custody or introduced on bail pending an ongoing legal probe.
The benefits of the autopsy have not nevertheless been produced public.
The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon at an condominium in Alajuela, that lies north-west of Costa Rica’s funds of San Jose.
No-one particular could instantly be attained now at the OIJ, 1 of Costa Rica’s principal law enforcement bodies which is imagined to be working with the incident.
The apartment the fatal capturing happened in, part of a condominium identified as Ana Bolena, is explained to be owned by the dead man.
Law enforcement have seized the gun and are analysing it.
