Bourda jewellery store robbery: 2 remanded as Police seek further advice from DPP
Two of four suspects who carried out a daring robbery at Bharrat’s Jewellery Store on Robb Street and Orange Walk, Bourda, Georgetown, were remanded to prison.
The duo appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts to answer to a charge of robbery under arms which occurred on October 13. They were both remanded and the case will call again on November 24.
The shot suspect in the Police vehicle
The other two, being juveniles, are currently in parental custody, and their files were sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
Last week, the accused reportedly robbed the Bharrat Jewellery Store and were later arrested by Police. One of them was shot to his leg during the process.
Shortly after the men robbed the store, they were intercepted by Police Officers on South Road, Georgetown. They were reportedly cornered by the cops but they still attempted to escape by running into nearby yards.
However, officers began to comb the area and during the process, one of the perpetrators was shot after he was found hiding in a yard.
After almost one hour of searching the area, the officers managed to apprehend the other two suspects.
Police had reported that during the officers’ search, the man was found with a gunshot wound by a mob of persons, who found him hiding in a yard in the vicinity.
The officers posited that no rank fired any shots and it is unclear how the man received the gunshot wound.
Meanwhile, the owner of the jewellery store had told Guyana Times that he was at his store when three young men entered.
One of the perpetrators, who was armed with a gun, pointed the weapon at him while his two accomplices attempted to smash one of the showcases, but it did not break and they went to another showcase which they broke and removed a quantity of jewellery from before escaping with a cell phone valued $38,000, a small quantity of gold chains, rings and earrings.
They then ran south on Orange Walk and were cornered between Orange Walk and Alexander Street by Police.
The injured suspect was escorted to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he received medical attention under Police guard. (G9)
