Boat operator, family terrorised by armed bandits during home invasion
Thirty-three-year-old Ryon Gladstone of Kimbia, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), and his family were on Friday evening terrorised and robbed by armed men who invaded their property.
The businessman, who owns and operates a boating service, was chopped to his back, stabbed to his shoulder, and sustained injuries to his head.
In addition, his brother, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law were all beaten by the bandits.
Based on reports received, five armed men invaded the businessman’s premises at about 23:46h and carted off with several pieces of jewellery and an undisclosed sum of cash but not before terrorising the family.
One of the bandits that were caught
Gladstone’s fiancée, Kayla Fredricks, told Guyana Times that he contacted her via WhatsApp stating that he saw masked men, suspected to be bandits, entering their premises.
“He called minutes to 12 and I heard screaming in the background; he said we are getting robbed and to contact the Police at New Amsterdam. I was on the phone with him until the internet was disconnected,” she related.
The woman said she contacted the Police in Region Six but was told they would attend to the matter “in the morning” (Saturday).
At around 09:15h on Saturday, the ranks were preparing to depart the New Amsterdam stelling for Kimbia.
Fredricks related that she contacted several persons in the village who accompanied her fiancé to pursue the bandits but this proved futile.
The armed men reportedly abandoned the boat that they used to travel to the area. The boat, Guyana Times was told, was stolen about a week ago from a resident.
“He used home remedy for his injuries and he and the other men are somewhere in the bushes right now searching for the bandits,” she disclosed.
Fredricks added that the family has been a constant target and has suffered at the hands of bandits over the years without any concrete investigation being undertaken by the Guyana Police Force.
Meanwhile, one of the suspected bandits was caught hiding in an old house in the village. His accomplices managed to escape. At the time of his arrest, he had bruises about his body, suspected to have been sustained from a thrashing he received from residents.
The hunt continues for the four other bandits.
