Contractor robbed at gunpoint by motorcycle bandits

A contractor was on Monday relieved of items worth $630,000 by two bandits while walking along Kaikan Street, South Ruimveldt, Georgetown.
Police stated that the robbery took place at about 20:45h while the contractor was making his way home. Based on information received, the victim was confronted by the two men who turned up on a motorcycle. One was reportedly armed with a handgun and the other with a knife.
The pillion rider, according to reports, held the victim at knifepoint while his accomplice took the man’s iPhone, one Apple laptop computer, and $80,000 in cash. As they were leaving, the bandit who was carrying the firearm discharged a round in the air.
The matter was reported and an investigation was launched. Earlier this month, a 47-year-old male driver of Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara, was robbed in the vicinity of the Chinese Embassy, D’Urban Backlands.
The man had stopped and was awaiting a customer when he was pounced on by two unidentifiable males, one of whom was armed with a knife. The man was relieved of one Samsung Galaxy A10 cell phone, one silver band, one gold ring, and one keypad.