Neil Lynch, one of the suspects arrested by Police
Two teenagers have been apprehended by law enforcement officers on Wednesday in connection with an aggravated robbery committed on a 15-year-old girl at Bel Air in Georgetown last weekend.
Reports are that at about 17:30h on Tuesday, officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) 4A and Impact Base conducted an operation at Independence Boulevard in Georgetown and arrested Neil Lynch, a 19-year-old mechanic of Curtis St. Albouystown, as a prime suspect in the robbery.
During interrogation, Lynch allegedly confessed to his involvement in the robbery, and disclosed the identities of five other individuals involved. He claimed he did not initiate the robbery, but received $10,000 from the stolen funds.
Acting on the information received, detectives proceeded to Cooper Street and Independence Boulevard in Albouystown, where they apprehended a 16-year-old labourer and another teen. Efforts to locate the remaining suspects are ongoing, as the investigation continues.
The robbery that occurred in Bel Air
A video of the robbery that was seen by this publication showed the teen girl removing some items from a car, and as she was about to enter the yard at Bel Air, three motorcyclists drove past her, circled, and returned.
There were two men on each motorcycle, and the video showed that upon realising it was a robbery, the driver of the motor vehicle sped away from the scene. The teen girl, who was already in the yard, tried to lock the gate, but the suspects pushed the gate open, and they began hitting her. At the time, she was holding one of the items she removed from the car, and the suspects relieved her of the item, which appeared to be a bag, along with other items from her pockets, before making good their escape on their motorcycles.
The traumatised teen was left lying on the ground. (G9)
