When THE STAR contacted the Seaforth Police Station, a constable confirmed that a report was made on June 1, when the child and his mother visited the station - a day after the incident is alleged to have happened.

The police say they were told by the child that he was shown a gun by his dad who also gestured at him with his fingers to show him the action of shooting.

"The investigating officer is not in, but this is the information we have received. The man is said to have shown his son the weapon and said he was going to shoot mommy," the constable said.

The police have confirmed that the principal is a licensed firearm holder. efforts to get a comment from him proved futile yesterday.

The child's mother, Ms Cowers, said she and her child are frightened also admitting this is not the first time she had been threatened.

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"I have made reports against him already but I am scared, and so is my son. He cried continuously after he told me what his father said and showed him," Cowers claimed.

According to her, the incident occurred after she argued with the accused when she saw a young lady waving at her from his motor vehicle which passed her while she conducted business in a section of the parish.

"I told him he cannot be pointing me out to his women and I told him in a harsh voice even though I didn't threaten him or anything, I just told him that's not right and I was upset," she explained.

She said she believes that this made him upset resulting in the comments that were subsequently made to the child.

"How can you tell a five-year-old child that you are going to shoot somebody and show them a gun?" she questioned.

Asked if the man could get in trouble for his actions, especially for allegedly showing the child his weapon, the constable with whom THE STAR spoke said further investigation would have to be done if sanctions are to be considered.

THE STAR recently published a story about the principal when he was accused by persons at the school of having student lovers at his institution.