A 10-year-old student of a primary school in Georgetown is now in hot water after he reportedly took a loaded firearm belonging to his uncle to school on Monday.
The discovery was made after another student raised concerns about hearing a “clicking” sound coming from the vicinity of the 10-year-old.
The child was questioned about the sound and denied having any knowledge. His haversack was subsequently searched and nothing was found.
Shortly after, another child picked up a firearm from the ground under the 10-year-old’s desk, and handed it over to the teacher.
The teacher kept it in her possession and then contacted the police.
Upon inspection, investigators confirmed that the firearm was a 9mm Taurus pistol with the serial number ACT 282510, along with a magazine containing 11 live rounds of matching ammunition.
The child was interviewed and stated that on March 3, 2026, he visited his cousin’s home at Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara (WBD), who gave him the firearm and told him to put it in his brother’s car.
Instead, he wrapped it up, put it in his haversack, went home, and took it to school.
Meanwhile, the owner of the firearm, a manager attached to Guyana Power and Light, when interrogated, told investigators that on Sunday, he checked his safe for the firearm and realised that it was missing.
As such, he was assisted by his family members in an intense search, but the firearm could not be found. Investigations are ongoing.
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