The left leg of Cornelius John, a businessman of Brighton, was broken by a gunshot Social Share Cornelius John, the businessman who was shot at his home on April 13 this year says no one has approached him to offer him money to not pursue his assault claim. “No one has ever approached me and asked me anything because this leg that I have is priceless and even as a gift to me from God, it is not for sale, it is not for money. As a Christian the bible say the love of money is the root of all evil,” John said at a May 21 news briefing in Kingstown.