Police said they used “less-lethal methods” to subdue a woman who was threatening officers when they responded to a report of a disturbance, involving a machete, between the woman and a man at Lakeside Villas on Sunday, 12 Dec.
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service confirmed to the Compass that the “less-lethal method” used on the woman was a beanbag round.
The incident occurred shortly after 3pm Sunday, as police responded to a report of a disturbance involving a machete in the car park of the residential complex off the Esterley Tibbetts Highway.
“When the officers arrived, the woman approached the officers in a threatening manner and was warned several times, using clear commands, regarding her actions,” the RCIPS said in a statement. “In an effort to mitigate the threat posed by the woman to the public, the officers and herself, a less-lethal option was taken by the officers to facilitate her arrest in a safe manner, and prevent any further danger to those involved.”
The woman, who received what police described as minor injuries in the incident, was taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital for treatment. While there, they said, she continued to be aggressive and threatening towards police officers and hospital staff, and was subsequently admitted for treatment, for her own safety.
Police said the man who was at the scene reported being injured by broken glass.
The incident is under investigation by the police, the RCIPS said.
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