They try to raise funds every which way possible. Had the bandits sustained even a scratch, Nigel Huges and company would have been crying PPP brutality.
Father takes two bullets in heroic attempt to save son
- daughter-in-law hospitalized after being hit by a stray bullet
A heroic attempt by a former battery serviceman to save the life of his son, who was being beaten by two armed bandits, resulted in him being shot two twice during a robbery at his South Ruimveldt home on Saturday night. The injured man, 67-year old George Grimes was shot in his upper chest and lower abdomen while his daughter-in-law, 31-year old Ruth Rodney, who is pursuing a PhD in Global Health at the University of Toronto, was shot through the abdomen. Both family members are in stable condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Also injured were Kevin Grimes, who was gun butted a number of times to his head. According to a family member, during the 10- minute robbery which occurred around 7:40 pm, two armed bandits scaled the fence of the lot 1858 Nutmeg Street, Festival City home and ordered everyone into the house. “They were all on the veranda watching a movie on the laptop when the two men come in the yard and jump the veranda, collect the laptop and ordered everyone to go inside”, the eyewitness said. The eyewitness added that while inside the house, the men then snatched a gold chain from Kevin Grimes and a silver chain from his father before they placed the younger Grimes on the floor and began to gun butt him a few times to the head. In an attempt to rescue his son, Grimes Snr then grabbed one of the bandits but was then hurled on to the floor while the bandits sprayed bullets from their guns; two of which hit the elderly man. One of the stray bullets then entered and exited the abdomen of Rodney who fell to the ground in pain. The eyewitness related that after seeing the damages caused the two bandits then jumped back over the veranda and escaped on foot through a nearby alley accompanied by another person who had stood guard outside while the robbery was in progress. The younger Grimes placed his wife and father into his car and took them to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, where they were all medically attended to. Kaieteur news was told that three children who were in the house at the time of the robbery managed to hide themselves behind a sofa and escaped harm. Up to press time the assailants were still on the run as police continue their investigations.
