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Let me add that a relative was visiting Canada and had her home cleaned out when she returned from her vacation.

Funny, she was boasting about AFC's law and order and anti corruption mantra during the election campaign. She recently posted on Facebook that Guyana is no longer a safe place since the AFC/PNC took over.

I politely reminded her that is it called Karma, she got conned and voted for the AFC and received a harsh payback. Karma never fails. Indos did not know how safe they were until the AFC/PNC donkeys and crooks showed up.

She has since expressed regret and admitted being conned.

Another relative planted huge amounts of rice in Berbice and was slo conned by the AFC. He has since sold everything and quietly moved back the Canada since the rice industry collapsed. I remembered him about Moses offering the highest price for rice to them and in the end, Granger threw Indos under the bus and these AFC/PNC idiots did nothing to secure markets to assist suffering farmers.

These AFC/PNC idiots will be kicked out unless they rig the next election. Blacks, Mixed and Natives are now feeling the BIG SQUEEZE as the economy collapses.

They are all paying for allowing themselves to be conned by the AFC.

This is just the beginning. Take a look at this thread and see for yourself who are the main victims of crime since the AFC/PNC took over.

Where is loudmouth Joey ? The AFC/PNC crooks are looting and he cannot say shyte about it. He is another Indo jackass. PNC will kick them to the curb.

FM
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Bandits terrorize Edinburgh pensioner, daughter


 

-escape with $3M in cash, jewelry
A pensioner and his 45-year-old daughter were on Friday evening beaten and robbed by

The home that was invaded by bandits.

The home that was invaded by bandits.

three unmasked bandits sporting guns and a knife at their Lot 5 Edinburgh home, East Bank Berbice.
According to reports, the bandits gained entry by prizing a window at the lower flat of the home while 66-year-old Andrew DosRamos and his daughter 45-year-old Kamlawattie DosRamos were in their beds upstairs.
The incident occurred around 1:00 am.
Andrew DosRamos relayed to Kaieteur Mews that the bandits entered his room and began beating him after which they duct-taped his hands and feet. A plastic bag was also stuffed into his mouth to gag him and then he was wrapped with the mosquito net.
β€œMe know was three of the dem but me nah see dem face good and them come in and start beat meh all over on me hand and face. And me trying fah holler β€˜thief’ but them put plastic in me mouth and tape it and me couldn’t breathe.”

Robbed, beaten: Andrew DosRamos

Robbed, beaten: Andrew DosRamos

Meanwhile, Kamlawattie DosRamos told Kaieteur News that she awoke to the sound of her father screaming. She said that upon checking, she was grabbed by one of the bandits who placed duck tape on her hands and mouth.
β€œOne of them had long hair and he snatch me when I was going to Daddy and he seh don’t scream or else he gone kill me. Then he tek de tape and put it pon me mouth and meh hand and seh dem want de gun and a million dollar. Me seh dat we ain’t get them kind of money duh and dem start beat me”.
According to the distraught woman, the bandits ransacked the home and escaped with $3M in cash and jewellery, one laptop, an Ipad and three cellphones.
Food, several cans of paint and other valuables were also taken away. Ammunition is also missing from the house.
The bandits entered the yard by cutting a hole in the fence.
According to a source close to the investigation, police found a pack of cigarettes, and a dhal puri in a zip-lock plastic bag at the scene.
Investigations are ongoing.

FM

Bandits invade Grove home

Two armed men broke into the home of a Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) family in broad daylight.

The incident occurred on Tuesday about 09:30h.

The armed men carted off an undisclosed amount of cash, a quantity of jewellery, along with a television, computer and other electronic devices.

The bandits removed the grill door to gain entry

The bandits removed the grill door to gain entry

One of the bedrooms which were completely ransacked

One of the bedrooms which were completely ransacked

The perpetrators were also keen on cutting all cameras in order to guarantee a clear escape.

The owner of the house, identified only as β€œRoy”, was at work in Georgetown at the time of the robbery.

His wife was also not at home.

After neighbours realised what was taking place, an alarm was raised and the owner was notified of the incident.

Roy rushed home to find his house broken into and completely ransacked.

From all indications, the bandits removed the grille and forced the wooden door open with a sharp object.

Speaking to Guyana Times, Roy explained that it was a devastating experience because he worked really hard to earn back those valuables, after his house was raided a few years ago.

The Police were notified of the matter and an investigation has been launched.

FM

Woman shot as Police chase bandit

A woman was admitted to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital on Tuesday afternoon after she was accidentally shot in the back.

Shot: Jean Rodrigues

Shot: Jean Rodrigues

The injured woman, who has been identified as Jean Rodrigues, of Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara, is said to be in her fifties.
According to reports reaching Guyana Times, Rodrigues, along with her husband, Anthony Persaud, their three children and grandchild were all headed to a wake in Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD) around 17:30h when the incident occurred.
The family was in the vicinity of the Timehri bus park when they heard screams coming from a Police Officer. When they looked up, they saw the Officer (name given) in pursuit of a man.
In an attempt to catch the man, the Officer discharged a round, which allegedly hit the woman. β€œWe were all standing and this man run past us and then the Policeman that was chasing him fire off shots and miss the man, but hit my wife,” Persaud said as he recounted what happened. The distraught man relayed that his grandson was in the spot where his wife was shot, just a few seconds before.
Rodrigues was picked up and rushed to the hospital’s emergency room by the Policeman.
There are reports that the Police Officer told the family that he did not shoot the mother of 10, but rather it was the bandit he was pursuing.
However, the family members said they saw what had occurred and claimed that the Officer was trying to β€œcover up the matter”.
The family said that since Rodrigues was taken to the hospital around 17:30h, they have been unable to see her or to get an update on her condition.
The matter was reported to the Police Outpost at the hospital. The Officer has been placed under arrest, and an investigation has been launched to ascertain what transpired.

FM

Bandits robs Cumberland taxi driver after invading home


 

The police are on the hunt for five armed bandits who in the wee hours of Wednesday evening, broke and entered the dwelling house of a Cumberland, East Canje couple and robbed them before making good their escape.

Robbery victim: Navindra Singh

Robbery victim:
Navindra Singh

According to information, the couple-β€”27-year-old Navindra Singh, his wife 23-year-old Melissa Gobin, and their three-year-old son were awakened about 02:00hrs by strange noises outside of the bedroom door.
According to Singh, someone placed a gun above the door, demanding that he open it.
β€œWhen de one with the gun say open the door, me start holler cause is just we alone on de house and dem kick down de door and come in and push de gun at me side and seh β€˜don’t holler’ we want de money and gold.”
Singh said that the bandits knew him well as they addressed him by his middle name.
β€œDem know me cause dem saying dey want money and gold and telling me, β€˜Suresh just co-operate.’”
Singh told this newspaper that he told the bandits, β€œTake what yall want but don’t hurt we.” He said that he led them to the money located in the wardrobe.
The traumatized couple related that the bandits escaped with two gold chains, Singh’s wedding ring, jewellery belonging to the three-year-old, $40,000 in cash, two Samsung Galaxy cell phones, a tablet and one Laptop computer. The items were estimated to be a total of $600,000.
The bandits gained entry into the home by removing the louvre panes from the bathroom window.
Investigations are ongoing.

FM

Bandits attack Church Street hotel


 

The owner of Sleepin Hotel plans to step up security measures, as the hotel was robbed at gun point on Tuesday evening.
Yesterday Kaieteur News was informed by the hotel owner, that several persons came banditsforward with information regarding the identity of the two bandits. This information was forwarded to the Guyana Police Force who are currently investigating the matter.
Early Tuesday evening ranks of the Guyana Police Force were summoned to the hotel. Two men, who pulled up outside the hotel located on Church Street, Alberttown, robbed staffers of the hotel at about 19:20 hours.
One of men entered the premises ostensibly enquiring about a room for a relative, who was coming to Guyana for five days. The receptionist made the young man who was said to be in his 20s, aware of the rates at the hotel.
The individual then took out a phone and began to send a text. At this point, hotel staffers were of the view that he was relating the information (prices) to the said relative. Moments later another man emerged from the car, entered the lobby of the hotel brandishing a gun. He was said to be in his 30s.
The doorman who was reportedly paying attention to the first man, who entered the lobby area, was surprised by the gun toting bandit who ordered him to give up all he had.
β€œHe then said to me β€˜Furthermore, go in there and tek out everything before I shoot you,’” the doorman recounted.
It was at this point, that the first individual who entered the lobby moved behind the counter and ordered the receptionist to empty the cash drawers before both men escaped in a waiting car.
The owner, Clifton Bacchus said that he had left the hotel only five minutes before the robbery occurred with most of the days earnings. He disclosed that just about $100,000 of phone card money was taken.

FM

Customers’ rob Ogle feed shop over $2M, valuables


 

The Sooklall Feedshop at 21 Temple Street Ogle was robbed on Tuesday of over $2M in valuables.
According to Neville Sooklall, the incident occurred around 9:00hrs, when two men on a black and white motorcycle came to the Sooklall residence to purchase feed.

Neville Sooklall [inset) in front of his home which was robbed.

Neville Sooklall (inset) in front of his home which was robbed.

One of the men entered the yard and the other was said to have stayed on the motorcycle. Neville said that the man approached his daughter-in-law Sandroutie Sooklall to conduct the transaction. He said that after the man paid for the feed and received the bag, he threw it on the ground and demanded a refund.
It was at this time that he pulled out a gun and began signalling the other man, his daughter-in-law along with a neighbour, a newspaper vendor and a customer were made to stand in the patio of the house. According to Neville, they were then forced to lie on the floor.
The accomplice who was waiting outside then entered the compound and took the shop attendant into the house while the gun slinging robber guarded the others.
Neville said, β€œDem bring abi inside here right, and we sit down hay and de other one wah bin pon de bike after dis bai seh that don’t talk! Don’t seh nuttin! That bai come in and carry she (his daughter-in-law) inside de house”
According to Neville Sooklall, the man ransacked the house and emerged with a bag containing computers and handed the items to his accomplice.
β€œWhen he come out, he tell she (his daughter-in-law) fa sit down outside with us and he linger, linger.”
Neville said that the men then proceeded to relieve his daughter-in-law of her earrings. He said too that he was robbed of $15,000. Before making their escape, the men locked the victims in the house.
β€œThem push us inside de house and dem shut it, and then we hear this bike roll up, and when it roll up we seh dem gone.”
According to Neville Sooklall’s son, the men took two laptops, jewellery, one I-phone and a portable DVD player. He said that the family is still checking to see what other items were taken. However he estimated losses to be about $2M.
One resident on the scene said that she recognized the men since they have been frequenting the area supposedly scouting for a vulnerable target.

FM
BCCDA President Ramroop Rajnauth
BCCDA President Ramroop Rajnauth

Berbice Chambers president robbed

 

A LONE thief robbed Berbice Chambers of Commerce and Development Association (BCCDA) President, Ramroop Rajnauth of a gold chain valued $700,000 after he returned home from the Guinness Bar in New Amsterdam Thursday morning.The Guyana Chronicle was told that Rajnauth, the owner of Danzie’s clothing and auto sales had left the bar at Main Street and Lad Lane, just a corner away from his home, about 01: 30hrs and soon after the incident occurred.

On arriving home, he exited the vehicle to open his gate, and as he was about to drive into his ward, an identifiable male snatched the chain off his neck and flee on foot in a western direction on the Strand Road.

There were security guards in proximity but they were unable to capture the bandit

FM

Gunmen strike at Digicel’s Vreed-en-Hoop outlet


 

– Carted off cellular phones in garbage bags
Three gunmen carried out a brazen robbery on Digicel’s Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara (WCD)’s outlet around 14:00 hrs yesterday, escaping with all the company’s cellular phones in garbage bags.
The men, who could have barely carried the stolen items, escaped in a white Toyota Allion that was waiting outside of the store.
Investigators are hoping that video footage which will be made available some time today will make it easy for them to identify the gunmen and their getaway car.
According to information received, the three men entered the store and pretended to be customers interested in a Samsung galaxy cellular phone. When most of the customers had left, one of them pulled out a gun and demanded that everyone lie on the floor.
There were one customer and three staffers.
The men then emptied all the cellular phones into two garbage bags before escaping. The staffers and customer were also robbed of their valuables.
Two Saturdays ago, three bandits stormed a phone company which is a dealer store of Digicel on Sheriff Street, Georgetown, and escaped with a number of high-end phones. No one has been arrested for that robbery.

FM

Teen shot dead outside Rio nightclub

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A 19-year-old North Ruimveldt resident was shot dead early this morning while another man was critically injured, following an argument which ended outside the Rio Nightclub in Queenstown.

The dead teenager has been identified as Ryan Sergeant called β€˜Harry.’ He was shot once to the head. The other individual, whose name was given as Jeffrey Ferrol was shot to his neck and is currently undergoing surgery at the Georgetown Public Hospital.

The incident occurred around 2 am.

The Rio Inn at Forshaw and Oronoque Streets
The Rio Inn at Forshaw and Oronoque Streets

While the circumstances surrounding the incident remain sketchy, Stabroek News understands that there was an argument inside the nightclub which eventually ended up as a scuffle. Shots was said to be fired by persons inside and outside the club; Sergeant and Ferrol were said to be unarmed.

Investigations are ongoing and the police are hunting for two suspects.

Meanwhile, the police today said β€œCCTV footage is available and investigators are informed of the possible suspects who were involved in an altercation, prior to rounds being discharged.”

FM

Burglars cart off cash, appliances from East Canje home


 

A Fort Ordinance, East Canje home was on Sunday broken into. 3Now two sisters fear that the burglars will strike again.
Tenant Temekia Edwards, who was not at home at the time of the incident, told Kaieteur News that she, her sister and her niece were away at a birthday function when she received the news.
β€œI was out with my sister celebrating my mother’s birthday and my boyfriend called me to say that somebody break into the house.”
According to the traumatized woman, when she arrived to the home, she noticed her 55β€³ flat screen TV missing and the entire house ransacked.
The men escaped with a total of $120,000 in cash and a pair of gold earrings.
According to the woman, the bandits gained entry into the home by prising open the grill on the window located in her bedroom.
This is not the first time the home was robbed.
According to a police source, no one has since been arrested as investigations continue.

FM

Farmer executed in suspected land dispute

Shockwaves rang throughout Gangaram settlement, East Canje, Berbice, when news of a livestock farmer’s execution spread through the small community like wildfire.
Dead is 38-year-olf Ramnarine Etwaroo, called β€œBill”, a father of one, whose bullet riddled body was discovered on Tuesday afternoon at the Wing Road, Estate Dam area.
Information reaching this newspaper revealed that the man who resided at Lot 84 Gangaram Village, East Canje, left his home about 1:00 pm to weed his private land when he was executed.

The home of the farmer

The home of the farmer

Executed: Ramnarine Itwaru

Executed: Ramnarine Itwaru

When Kaieteur News visited the home of the now dead man, loud screams and wails were heard as family members were still trying to come to grips with the devastating news.
The man’s wife, Rosie Hemraj, was too distraught to speak to media operatives.
According to the man’s sister-in-law, Sharada Hemraj, they received a phone call about 3:00 pm from relatives who stated that the man had met with an accident and was left lying on the road.
β€œI send me father to go see what happen and we call and call then we get the news that somebody shoot him and just leff him there.”
The dead man’s father-in-law, Parbalal Hemraj, 63, told this newscast that when he arrived at the scene, a large crowd had already gathered.

Itwaru's inconsolable wife

Itwaru’s inconsolable wife

β€œWhen meh guh, meh see he lay down pon de road and he skin fulla blood with about four hole all ova he body.”
He told Kaieteur news that his son-in-law was a peaceful man and had no issues with residents in the community.
β€œHe was quiet and friendly. He nah had no problem wid nobody in this place hay so meh can’t seh who would do dah.”
Relatives suspected that the man’s recent ban on persons trespassing on his land may be connected to his gruesome death.
The man’s body was picked up and taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Investigations are ongoing.

FM

Cuban national shot, robbed in Regent Street store


 

A 61-year-old Cuban woman, Maria Puig, of 25 Laluni Street Queenstown, was shot during a daylight robbery yesterday on Regent Street opposite the Georgetown Mayor and City Council chambers.

Stand Variety Store, opened on the left.

Stand Variety Store, opened on the left.

The incident occurred around 12:25 hrs in the Stand Variety Store located on the ground floor of the popular Matt’s Record Bar building.
According to an employee of the establishment, the woman entered the store and was followed by a young man who grabbed at her purse. She said that the man then shot at the woman’s arm. After which, the injured woman raised an alarm speaking in her native tongue, Spanish. After a jostle with the bandit, Puig fell to the ground.
The employee said that the man then ran out of the store and joined his accomplice who was waiting in the street on a motorcycle. When Kaieteur News arrived on the scene yesterday, police investigators as well as city police had cordoned off the entrance to the store.
After completing their initial inquiries, the police entered the store; there was blood splattered on the floor.
One nearby hat vendor said that he was unable to see what transpired. However, he remembered hearing the gunshot. He said that after peering to see what happened he noticed a male running from the store to meet his partner who then sped away.
According to reports, the woman was robbed of $5000 and was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital for emergency treatment. When this publication visited the hospital, it was informed that the woman had been taken into the theatre.
Speaking with Commander of β€˜A’ Division Clifton Hicken, Kaieteur News was made to understand that video footage obtained by the police only showed the back of the suspect who shot the woman. However, police are working along with eyewitnesses to ascertain the identity of the man who was seen leaving the store.

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The Sophia Health Centre
The Sophia Health Centre

Nurses shutdown Sophia Health Centre after robbery

 

THE health center in β€˜C’ Field, Sophia was again robbed on Wednesday, causing nurses there to put up a β€œclosed until further notice” sign.

The last time the facility was robbed, the nurses had vowed not to work there any longer until something is done about the spate of robberies there.

A resident in the area told the Chronicle, on condition of anonymity, that the nurses are very scared to work at the center having been robbed several times in the past.

β€œThis is bad for the community because this is the only health centre around,” the resident lamented.

The gunman, who went to take a patient for medical treatment, waited until they went in to the nurse to stage the robbery. The patient’s details, and the car number that took him and the robber to the centre were handed over to the authorities, the resident informed.

According to him, there is a female security officer at the site who is incapable of dealing with this situation as the robbers are armed.

β€œThese are young men ages 15-19 and no older,” said the resident. No major damage was done this last time as the nurses quickly raised an alarm, causing the robber to escape.

During a previous robbery, a gunman pretending to be suffering from severe back pain, robbed a doctor and four nurses of their personal belongings at the said center. While he was inside the medical centre, an accomplice was on the lookout in the waiting area.

The doctor was with a patient when a nurse entered the room and informed him about the patient with the back pain. The bandit then rushed into the room and pulled out a gun, robbing the doctor of his gold band and chain. The nurses were also relieved of their cellphones.

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Home > TOP STORY > Father slays son
Murdered: Mahesh Chand.
Murdered: Mahesh Chand.

Father slays son

 

…during drug-money fight

By Michel Outridge

In a drug-filled rage,a father of five fatally stabbed one of his sons twice in the stomach on Wednesday night when he stood up in defence of his mother, who was being beaten for $200 to buy cocaine.Dead is 24-year-old Mahesh Chand, a porter who worked on a truck,of Lot 81 Narine Street, Annandale, East Coast Demerara. In a statement police said that investigations are being conducted into the alleged murder, which occurred at about 23:30hs onWednesday.The alleged perpetrator,who is the victim’s father,subsequently fled the scene but has since been apprehended and taken into custody. Enquiries disclosed that the suspect had requested to borrow some money from his wife who refused his request. As a result they had an altercation which turned violent. The victim, who is their son,was present and he intervened.During the altercation the suspect armed himself with a cutlass and inflicted a wound to the chest of the victim, who ran and collapsed. He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival, the police statement ended.

The house where the murder took place.

The house where the murder took place.

Cocaine crave

Meanwhile, detailing the event on Thursday morning, mother of the deceased, Tajeranie Chowtie, told the Guyana Chronicle that it was about 10:30 hrs. on Wednesday when her husband, Amernauth Chand,began his usual demands for money to buy cocaine and cannabis sativa (marijuana). She stated that she was in bed with her husband when he got up and began pacing the house, demanding she give him money while her son, Mahesh,was asleep in the same bedroom.

As usual, the woman said he started to hit her and it was then Mahesh got up in her defence and it infuriated the man. She said her husband told their son, β€œYou take your mother side and stand up to me.” The grieving woman related that there was a scuffle between the father and son after which the elder Chand armed himself with a cutlass from the kitchen. It was at this stage that Mahesh reportedly told his father that: β€œI big now,you can’t beat me anymore.” Guyana Chronicle was told that the elder Chand became angry and attacked his son,even after the young man had gone back to his bed. The woman said when her husband attacked her son she fled the house in fear and went to hide in the yard in some bushes. The other two teenage children also went into hiding. Chowtie told this newspaper that her husband usually works as a handyman around the area and he had given her $2000 earlier in the day and they made some purchases of things needed for the house and just $400 had remained.
She said her husband was aware of that and he wanted the money to buy drugs. He stole the money and even got $200 more from Mahesh just to leave her alone.

The woman said that after the stabbing her son was left bleeding on the bed and then they heard when he fell from the bed;but they were afraid to go to his rescue because Chand would, from time to time ,threaten to kill all of them. She said that after her husband left the house she went to her son and saw him panting for breath. The woman said she called out for help after which the neighbours came but by then Mahesh had bled out. It was about half hour later when he was transported to the GPHC,where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Amernauth Chand was later apprehended and is in police custody.

Abuse

Chowtie told the Guyana Chronicle that she suffered years of abuse at the hands of Chand and whenever she tried to leave him he would beg her to take him back. She said that because of the five children she always returned;but he never changed. The woman stated that because of fright two of her sons,ages 20 and 23 years old ,do not live with them, but rather at her sister in the same yard but in a house at the back. She noted that Mahesh,who is her eldest child,was the breadwinner of the home.

Grieving mother, Tajeranie Chowtie. [Samuel Maughn photo]

Grieving mother, Tajeranie Chowtie. [Samuel Maughn photo]

Her two younger children,a 15-year-old son and a 16-year-old daughter,also reside with her in their one-bedroom wooden house. Chowtie said since she met her husband he has always been hooked on drugs,but back then he only used to use marijuana,but years later he began using crack cocaine. She told this newspaper that her husband did not drink alcohol, but abused drugs and had to get it 3 to 4 times a day- a habit she supported by giving him money out of fear of being beaten. The woman said too that when the children were younger he used to beat them and there was nothing she could do because he would beat her even more. Chowtie disclosed that her husband beat her a lot and even chopped her a few times.She wanted to see him go to jail,
but was always afraid of the repercussion.One time she got very close to having him charged but her medical report was bloodied and the police did not accept it. She tried to get a new one but had the royal run-around and gave up.

 

She reported too that when the neighbours tried to help her and the children,her husband would verbally abuse them. β€œMy husband always used to tell Mahesh he will chop him because he does stand up for me when I getting beat and I never thought he would actually do it but everyone was afraid of him because he is very violent.” She said Mahesh and his father fought before and whenever he is hitting her,he (Mahesh) would step in to save her from being badly beaten.

Neighbours
On the streets,neighbours were livid, some of whom told the Guyana Chronicle that violence and loud quarrels were the norm whenever the elder Chand needs a β€˜quick fix’ of drugs.
They said he would often beat his wife for money to buy drugs and when the woman refuses he would throw a tantrum. Villagers said that when they heard Chand quarreling on Wednesday night,it was nothing new,but when the mother began screaming for help they realised something had gone wrong.

They expressed shock since they described the man as being normal when he did not β€˜smoke’ but when he was under the influence of drugs, he would become violent. Residents said the man would do work for them by cleaning their yards and do other odd jobs but he was not a responsible person and hardly gave any of his earnings to his wife and he did not contribute to the home. As a result of the hardships, the children had to come out of school, and began working at a young age.
They reported that Mahesh was the quiet one, who contributed to the home and looked after his siblings and mother.

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Home > NEWS > Bandits kick down door at Herstelling
The wooden door which was kicked down by the bandits.
The wooden door which was kicked down by the bandits.

Bandits kick down door at Herstelling

 

-escape with $1.6M in cash, jewellerry

A FAMILY of three is tramautised following an early morning armed robbery at their Lot 463 Fourth Street, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara home, where four men kicked down their front door and carted off money and jewellery.Speaking with this newspaper,Vidyawattie Harrinath said it was about 02:00 hs Thursday when they heard the glass of the front window shattered followed by the banging of the rear door.
She related that at the time,they were on the ground floor of their two-storey house and they dropped to the ground in fear.

The house where the robbery took place early Thursday morning.

The house where the robbery took place early Thursday morning.

By then, the wooden door was kicked down and four men entered their house and when asked why they were there,one said β€œIs the police, we come to search.” The 22-year-old reported that one bandit held her and her mother, while three others took her father upstairs after demanding money and jewellery.

The victims pointed out that they were told to keep their heads down and not look at the faces of the criminals.She was struck behind the head with a gun when she began screaming. She stated that the men spent about 20 minutes inside the house. Vidyawattie said the bandits ransacked the house and found the jewellery which amounted to about $1M and the cash they had which totalled $640,000.

She disclosed that during the home invasion the robbers hit her father repeatedly on the shoulder, stomach and back with a cutlass and a gun. Meanwhile, Commander of β€˜A’ Division,Clifton Hicken,told the Guyana Chronicle that they have obtained footage from a neighbour and they are in the process of enhancing the images to identify the licence plates of the two cars used in the commission of the robbery. He added that they are also enhancing the images to identify the four robbers, two of whom were armed with two guns. While the victims were not pleased with the police response, Hicken said the police responded in a timely manner and searched for evidence.
However, no arrest has been made.

FM

Gunmen pose as police ranks, kick down Herstelling family’s door


 

– Escape with $2M in cash and jewelry after beating, terrorizing victims
Five gunmen, posing as police ranks kicked down the door of a Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) family home, and beat them before escaping with $2M in cash and jewellery.hert
The 15-minute ordeal has left the victims, Esther Harrinauth, 43; her husband 46-year-old Anganauth Harrinauth and their 22-year-old daughter, Vidyawattie Harrinauth traumatized. They all received a sound thrashing at the hands of the gunmen.
The incident occurred shortly after 02:00 hrs at Lot 463 Fourth Street, Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
A neighbour’s surveillance footage showed when two cars stopped in front of the family’s two-storey home and five persons exited. The vehicles then drove up the road where they waited on the men to return.
A traumatized Esther Harrinauth yesterday recalled that her husband had just got up to use the washroom.
When he returned to bed, they heard the sound of a car engine in front of their premises.
β€œBefore we could have peeped, we hear like someone jumping the fence and my husband shouted and asked who it was and someone said β€˜police.’ Before we could have done anything, we hear them kicking at the door,” the woman said.
The men first broke a window but when they realized it was grilled, they kicked down their victim’s door, which only took a few seconds.
According to Esther Harrinauth, after breaking the door, the five men, all armed with guns rushed up to their rooms and demanded that they remain quiet while claiming that they were police officers. The woman said that they had no time to hide or shout for help.
β€œThey looking and asking where the money and jewelry is and they hit my husband with the gun and a cutlass they collect from downstairs. They hit me and my daughter with the gun,” the woman related.
She explained that while the men were beating her husband, they requested that she and her daughter lie on the floor.
Throughout the ordeal, the men reassured the victims that they were police ranks and demanded that they be quiet.
The victims asked no questions. They did as the men said. The gunmen were not masked. Meanwhile, neighbours who gathered at the victim’s home yesterday, said that it was the first time that such an incident occurred in the quiet community.
Up to press time, no one has been arrested.

FM

Teenagers held at gunpoint in foiled Better Hope robbery

In another brazen attack, bandits on Thursday afternoon held two females under the age of 18 when they attempted to rob a Better Hope, East Coast Demerara, furniture store.

Bandits attempted to rob this East Coast Demerara furniture store on Thursday

Bandits attempted to rob this East Coast Demerara furniture store on Thursday

According to information gathered, around 14:30h, two bandits, one of whom was armed, rolled up on a black CG motorcycle at the Pradeep’s Furniture Store and demanded cash from the proprietor’s 16 and 17-year-old granddaughters. The teenagers were attending to the store at the time the would-be robbers infiltrated.

According to reports, the armed bandit took one of the girls to the back of the furniture store and placed a gun at her belly, demanding that she hand over the cash. The other bandit who was unarmed kept watch with the other young lady at the front. After it was explained that cash was unavailable, the gunman escorted the girl to the front but pointed the gun to the other sister.

At this point the girls’ father who is the proprietor’s son-in-law returned and the bandits assumed that he was a regular customer and left.

The ordeal has left the family shaken.

Proprietor Pradeep Jangbir told Guyana Times that police responded in less than 15 minutes and are currently investigating the attempted robbery.

Meanwhile investigations by Guyana Times revealed that the number plate of the motorcycle bares the registration number CF 6479

FM

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