Housewife, 21 Remanded To prison For Allegedly Pointing Firearm At neighbor

BELIZE CITY, Tues. Feb. 9, 2010

Thiffara Waight, 21, a housewife of 3B Waight Street who allegedly pulled a firearm on her neighbor Bernadette Eqwauter, 476, was charged with aggravated assault when she appeared yesterday in the #6 Magistrate’s Court.

Waight, who was represented by attorney Bernard “BQ” Pitts, pleaded not guilty to the charge.

Magistrate Sharon Fraser explained to her that the court cannot offer her bail because if the nature of the offence.

She remanded Waight into custody until March 23.

The incident occurred around 10:35 a.m. on Thursday, February 4.

Eqwauter, an office assistant of 2 Fairweather Street, reported to the police that she was in her yard when she got into an argument with Waight.

She said Waight who was outside, went inside her house and returned with a firearm.

Eqwauter said Waight with the firearm in her hand told two children to get out of the way, so she can shoot her and she called her a bitch.

Eqwauter said Waight pointed the firearm at her and she became fearful for her life.

She said she ran inside her house and called the police.

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