Bandits waylay, rob Annandale family
An East Bank Demerara family is now traumatized after being ambushed and robbed by bandits several hours after arriving in the country.
Nanda Ally, her thirteen year-old daughter and aunt Rajmatie Budram were robbed of a quantity of local and United States currency, jewellery, and other valuables, including their passports.
The incident occurred in the wee hours of Wednesday morning mere seconds after arriving at their lot 12 Courbane, Park, Annandale home, from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri.
“My husband came out the car after collecting us from the airport, and we walked in the yard towards the door to open it…then there were these two young men in the yard wearing dark clothing,” Ally related to Kaieteur News.
“One of them put a knife to my daughter’s neck, and the other man had a gun to Budhram’s neck and they start cuss and waving the gun, and I gave them all my jewellery and valuables…They started to grab all of our six bags which contained our five passports, US$3,400 of which people gave me to give their relatives here, and GUY$20,000 and electrical items.”
Rajmatie Budhram said even though she was scared, she refused to surrender her handbag which contained her passport and other valuables to the bandits. This apparently angered them.