In East Canje woman was on Monday night assaulted after a lone bandit broke
Bandits invaded this East Canje, Berbice home
into her home and carried away electrical and electronic devices, along with cash and jewellery.
The woman, Drupatie Karran, of 21 Second Street, Betsy Ground, East Canje, Berbice, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) said shortly before midnight, she was awoken by someone touching her. When she opened her eyes, she saw the man holding a knife over her three-year-old son.
She said when she screamed, the unmasked man ran out of the house with nothing but the knife in his hands. The traumatised woman then discovered that the house was ransacked and a number of articles were missing. Karran’s husband was at work during the ordeal. The back door of the two storey house was forced open. The woman believes that there was more than one intruder.
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Karran later discovered that two laptop computers, one cellular phone, $4000 in cash and about $150,000 worth of jewellery were missing. She estimates the total loss at $500,000.
“I didn’t think it was he alone and he broke into our house and he tumble up the whole place and carry way what he want…,” Karran stated.
She explained that this was the third time that her home was broken into; she is calling for more Police patrols in the area.
When a Police Officer arrived on the scene, he searched the area and discovered two men in the vicinity of the home; however, the men fled when they saw him. Investigations are continuing.
