Cashier claims robbery after gambling away company’s money
A 22-year-old female cashier attached to a Superbet outlet at Patentia, West Bank Demerara (WBD), was arrested and is expected to be charged shortly after she made a false report to the Police of the establishment being robbed by a lone gunman.
Investigations revealed that the woman concocted the story after she gambled away some $300,000 in cash belonging to Superbet.
The money and other items found in the washroom
The woman initially alleged that the lone gunman, who invaded the establishment at around 19:30h on Monday evening, carted off with some $450,000 in cash as well as jewellery and a cellular phone.
The cashier claimed that she was in the building balancing her cash records when the suspect walked in and requested $2000 in Superbet credit.
The woman claimed that as she was about to transact the business, the perpetrator pulled out a firearm and held her at gunpoint. He then allegedly demanded cash and other items.
The woman said she complied, after which the suspect ran out of the Superbet outlet and escaped on a motorcycle.
A report was later lodged at the Wales Police Station but as Police continued their investigation, the cashier reportedly confessed to never being robbed and related that she gambled out the $300,000.
She eventually took Police to her residence where the money and other articles that she claimed had been taken by the gunman were found hidden in a washroom. Charges are expected to be laid shortly.
