Corentyne businesswoman beaten, robbed by armed bandits

Armed bandits carried out a daring daylight robbery on Saver’s Grocery Parlour at Number 69 Village, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne), on Friday.
The bandits carted off with both cash and jewellery but not before beating the 46-year-old businesswoman. The incident took place just before 12:30h.
At the time, the businesswoman’s 23-year-old daughter was sitting on a chair inside the shop. The bandits wore masks and were armed with handguns.
They reportedly held the young lady at gunpoint but she managed to escape and ran onto the street, where an alarm was raised.

However, the perpetrators managed to get into the house where they held the 46-year-old businesswoman and a 29-year-old relative, and demanded cash and jewellery.
The victims handed over $200,000 in cash, one gold bangle and a pair of gold earrings.
Not satisfied, the bandits demanded more valuables, and in the process, hit the businesswoman several times with their firearm. However, they left the premises shortly after.
One villager said he came face-to-face with the fleeing bandits. According to him, after he heard the screams, he went onto the street to enquire but soon after, he saw two men running towards him brandishing firearms.
“They use indecent language and tell me to come out of the way, so I just come into my yard.”
The men were seen going into the backlands but by the time Police arrived they had disappeared. Two strange men were also at the shop shortly before the robbery. Police are investigating.