Police on the Corentyne, region six (East Berbice-Corentyne), have arrested two men and are on the hunt for a third after they allegedly robbed a Corentyne couple at gunpoint of cash and jewellery.
Police say the two men confessed to the robbery after being arrested and implicated a third.
In a release the Police said that at about 20:20h on Tuesday, Richard Dhup, “Dutchie”, 43 – a labourer, and Willeina Dhup, 38, were at their Lot 35 King Street, Dukestown, Corriverton home when three masked men armed with what appeared to be a handgun and sharp pointed objects (jukkers) carried out the robbery.
Dhup and his family were sitting at the back of the yard when the three masked men pounced on them, gaining entry to the yard through a fence. One of them, armed with what appeared to be a handgun, held on to Dhup and demanded that they go into the house.
Dhup complied, and while in the house, the victims were ordered to lie on the kitchen floor. The armed suspect then pointed the firearm at the husband’s head and demanded money. During the ordeal, one of the men who was armed with a sharp pointed object stabbed the wife in the back.
The intruders then ransacked the entire house and stole cash, jewellery and other valuables.
The woman was subsequently taken to the Number 75 Hospital, treated and sent away.
Meanwhile, acting on intelligence, detectives led by an assistant superintendent arrested two of the alleged robbers on Wednesday morning.
Police gave their aliases as “Bulla”, 31, of Dukestown, Corriverton, and “Mad Dawg”, 34, of Number 77 Housing Scheme.
According to the Police, when interviewed by detectives at the Springlands Police Station, both men admitted to planning and executing the robbery with the third suspect by the alias of ‘Moses’.
Police said they also claimed that no firearm was used during the commission of the robbery but rather a cutlass and a knife.
Efforts are being made to locate and arrest the third suspect while the two remain in custody pending further investigations.
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