Chinese national killed during robbery of supermarket at Eteringbang

…throat slit; wife’s face injured; 3 suspects arrested

The body of Chinese businessman Yang Lison of Guizhou, China was on Thursday found with his throat slit, while his wife Wen Shuping was found alive but with lacerations sustained to her face following a suspected robbery at their supermarket at Eteringbang Landing in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
According to reports received, at about 14:00h on Wednesday, Sergeant Schultz, the officer in charge of the Eteringbang Police Station, received a telephone call from the owner of the building that houses the supermarket, who reported that an incident had occurred at the building.

Police officers who were in close proximity responded, and found the entrance to the supermarket locked. But as they ventured to the back of the building, they found 19-year-old Pharrell Adelph attempting to exit the building, and they promptly arrested him.
Upon making further checks in the supermarket, ranks found the body of Chinese businessman Yang Lison lying against a wall in one of the rooms with his hands bound. He was clad in a grey jersey and dark grey trousers, and a wound was visible on his neck. His wife Wen Shuping was found in another room alive, but with two small lacerations to her right jaw.
When Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum was contacted, he added that two more suspects were arrested in connection with the crime, and that the investigation is ongoing.