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Security guard slain, found with throat slit in front of Robb Street store

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The bloodied body of a slain security guard attached to the Transportation and Protection Security Agency (TPSA) was discovered in front of the store he was assigned to protect on Robb Street, just after 06:30hrs on Thursday.

Sammy Powell, a middle-aged resident of Mocha, East Bank Demerara is now dead. His lifeless body was found with a slit throat.

At the scene, Inews was informed by vendors near Powell’s workplace- a variety store- that the man was discovered lying on a wooden table in front of the store.

His boss told media officials that he was contacted and informed of the man’s death at around 07:00hrs.

While details remain sketchy, this online publication was told that Powell would often be involved in verbal altercations with several homeless drug addicts who roamed around the area.

Powell’s senior had reportedly spoken to him on several occasions and directed him to “make friends, not enemies.”

To the naked eye, there were no signs of forced or attempted entry into the store the now dead man once guarded.

What is the real purpose of having a security guard or a watchman for that matter, if their presence cannot deter any danger to one self or the property he/she protects? Long ago, security guard use to mean something. Today, its a different ball game. Security guards stand as obstacles to intruders. They will kill you if they have to. How many of these watchmen can carry guns or have firearms training to defend any present danger? My heart goes out to these men/women who don't know how their lives will end.

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