Citizens attacked in vicinity of Demico’s downtown premises

Dear Editor,
I am forced to bring the attention of the authorities to an incident I observed on Sunday, August 30, 2020 on the premises of the DEMICO outlet in downtown Georgetown.
I was walking by the Demico Building towards the Guyana Police Force Mobile Unit when, all of a sudden, I heard the loud voices of females behind me, and as I turned around, I observed a confrontation involving a female and others on the premises of the DEMICO Outlet.
I was clueless as to what was happening, and then I saw a dirty-looking, dark-complexioned female, about 5’ 6” in height, with very short hair, running towards my direction. I stepped aside and saw a mob chasing her, and I distinctly heard voices from the mob saying, “She just juk some women, and she only playing mad!”
I stood there looking at the female runner being chased, and she ran upstairs of the mobile unit and tried to close the door behind her to prevent the mob that was chasing her from gaining access. I didn’t venture closer, but I overheard the mob, which got closer, saying, “Look how she juk up them women, and she ain’t mad, she playing mad!”
I then observed two females, with help from public-spirited citizens, being taken on the steps of the mobile unit for the Police officers to have a look at what the suspect had just done. Apparently, the two females were bodily harmed, because an ambulance arrived shortly after and took them away, perhaps to the GPHC.
This all happened in mid-morning, because I headed to my destination of Parika and reached there a few minutes before noon.
Kudos must be given to those public-spirited citizens who came to the rescue of the two injured females. Over the years, and via the press, I have always said that Government needs to rid the city of the homeless, vagrants, and mentally challenged persons, among others.
Who would have been held responsible if those two females had died from the injuries they had sustained?
Perhaps the Guyana Police Force, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, can give the public more details about what happened to the two injured females? The Ministry of Social Cohesion, whose function I think it is to cater to these people on the streets, urgently needs to address this situation. Perhaps I am naming the wrong Ministry, but can someone please forward this observation to the relevant Ministry?

Yours faithfully,
T Pemberton