THREE masked men, armed with guns, attacked and robbed Wassim Ally and his family at their Hogstye Village, Central Corentyne home on Saturday at about 04:00hrs.Having gained entry to the home after Ally, a Sales Representative at Sukhram’s Gas Station, had opened a back door to go to his back verandah as he was preparing to fast for the day, two of the three bandits invaded the home and demanded cash and jewellery from Ally and his family.

The bandits ransacked the house in their bid to find cash, and carted off more than $500,000 in local and foreign currencies, besides taking a quantity of jewellery. As the men continued to demand cash from the family, one of them gun-butted Ally in his head.

Ally’s wife, Namima Ally, said she was in the bedroom when two of the men barged in and shouted at her to hand over the money. During the ordeal, one of the men held on to her throat and threatened to kill her if she did not comply with their request.

“I started to scream and he choked me; he told me to be quiet and to give them the money. I quickly gave it to them, but they still ask for more, and I gave them all our jewellery”.

She said that while this was happening, another bandit kept guard downstairs.

The traumatized woman said the bandits then went over to her son’s room, kicked down the door and brought him outside into the hallway, where they demanded that he show them where the rest of the money was.

She noted that after the family had nothing more to offer, the men quickly made their escape.

The family related that the police were summoned, and arrived sometime later.
No one has as yet been arrested, but police in ‘B’ Division are continuing their investigations.