Members of a Perseverance, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) family are now traumatised after three armed masked men stormed their home, beat them and carted off millions in cash and valuables.
The Perseverance, Essequibo Coast, Region Two home that the bandits stormed
The incident occurred around 22:00h on Tuesday when the three men attacked Gordon Williams and his family. The men relieved the family of a quantity of jewellery, and local and foreign currency.
According to Williams, he was at home with his wife, Lorna, and two of his male relatives when the three bandits – one armed with a gun, one with a hammer and one with a crow bar – entered his home through the front door which was open at the time. As soon as the bandits entered, they started to beat him with the hammer and crow bar, demanding that he hand over the valuables.
The man reportedly kept his money and jewellery in a pouch. He explained that the bandits tied his neck with tape and was choking him while demanding that he release the pouch.
The bandit with the gun held him and his family at gunpoint while the other two ransacked his home. The entire ordeal lasted one hour.
The armed man fired a single gunshot before he and his accomplices made good their escape with the loot.
Williams said that during the robbery one of the bandits kept saying that they must “leff Uncle Harry alone”. He concluded that the men must have known him very well to know how he stored his valuables and where to find it.
He believes the men to be of East Indian descent, but as they were wearing masks, he could not be certain.
Williams also told Guyana Times that he recently fired his maid after he discovered she had been stealing from him. The maid threatened to “settle” him and that has caused him to suspect that she may have been involved in the robbery.
He was admitted to the Suddie Public Hospital for treatment of his injuries, but later discharged.
The Police have two suspects in custody pending further investigation. (G14)
