A female security guard whose service handgun was snatched from her pocket on Monday has been suspended until further notice, a source has confirmed.
The female security guard (name withheld) had a .380 pistol allegedly stolen from her, while in the vicinity of the Castries Market area.
The firearm contained 10 rounds of ammunition.
The source said the female guard, who is employed by Secure Saint Lucia, has been carrying the gun in her pocket for several years because she had a faulty holster.
The guard was initially working in Dennery and was later transferred to Castries and issued the firearm in July of 2012.
The source said when she received the gun, she was also given the faulty holster “that they tacked with a galvanised nail.”
According to the source, the guard had requested another holster, but every time she made a request, she was told to fix it instead.
Only three months ago, the source said the guard requested a new holster again, and was told the same thing.
Apart from that, St. Lucia News Online (SNO) understands that the guard was allegedly given a loaded handgun in 2014 when the trigger went off and she sustained a gunshot to the thigh.
She was given $250 as compensation, the source added.
Attempts to speak with the manager of Secure Saint Lucia proved futile.
