Police in A Division (Georgetown and East Bank Demerara) are currently investigating an incident that occurred outside a popular night spot on Main Street, Georgetown, leaving one man hospitalised and another nursing a broken jaw, while two others have been arrested.
Injured man: Romario Balget
Injured is 21-year-old Romario Balget, popularly known as “Short Boss”, of Eccles, East Bank Demerara. He is currently hospitalised at a private city hospital, nursing injuries about his body, and has even required stitches to his face.
Balget, who has a walking disability, was reportedly badly beaten by a popular nightclub patron, his brother and friends outside the Main Street, Georgetown night spot sometime between 02:30h and 03:30h on Sunday.
The suspect, according to Police sources, is one of the persons who were involved in the incident with Trinidadian Soca artiste “Benjai” outside the same night spot last year.
Guyana Times was told that Balget was with two friends – a male and female – heading to a car parked outside the night spot when the incident occurred. At the time, the suspect and a group of friends were standing close to Balget’s car, and Balget reportedly walked through the group. This reportedly caused the suspect to push Balget to the ground, and he and members of the group began kicking and stomping him.
In trying to rescue Balget, his friends attempted to ward off the men, but they also became victims of the assault. The male friend was reportedly punched to the face by one of the men in the group, causing his jaw to be fractured, while the female was slapped by another attacker.
Guyana Times understands that during the ordeal the suspect reportedly discharged a firearm into the air.
Balget was picked up and rushed to a private medical institution, where he was admitted for treatment.
A Division Commander Marlon Chapman has confirmed that the incident is being investigated.
This newspaper understands that two persons have been taken into Police custody to assist with the investigations.
Balget’s father told this publication that the family intended to pursue this matter to the end to get justice for his son.
In April 2017, the main suspect in Saturday night’s beating was named in the assault of Soca artiste Rodney “Benjai” Le Blanc.
Meanwhile, it was reported that in 2010, a wanted bulletin was issued for the same man by the Police in relation to a security guard being hospitalised and in relation to discharging a loaded firearm.
