– order customers to wear masks to protect themselves from COVID-19
A businesswoman is now traumatised after two masked gunmen invaded and robbed her cellphone store on Regent Street, Georgetown on Thursday.
The store which is located on Regent Street, Georgetown
Owner of Cellular Connection, 49-year-old Wendy Seepersaud recalled that at approximately 15:00h on the day in question, one man entered the store and under the pretext of being a customer, requested an iPhone charger while the second person was outside.
At the time, the handyman and a salesgirl were in the store and as the salesgirl went to get the charger, the man followed.
He then whipped out the handgun and held her at gunpoint. As the gunman brandished the firearm, he requested that the customers who walked into the store wear their face masks to guard against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
After doing so, he went to the cashier’s drawer and collected an undisclosed sum of money. Not satisfied, he also picked up several mobile phones, electronic tablets, colognes and a suitcase.
The gunmen also relieved Seepersaud of her personal phone and handbag. After the men left, an alarm was raised and the Police were contacted.
An investigation has been launched.
