Duo charged for terrorising, robbing Kimbia family

Twenty-two-year-old David Karran also called “Jack” of Adelphi Village, East Canje, Berbice; and 32-year-old Deol Narrayan also called “Deportee” of Section A No 70 Village, East Canje, Berbice, were on Monday slapped with three counts of armed robbery.
The crime was reportedly committed on a family at Kimbia Village, Upper Berbice River, on March 18, 2022. The duo appeared virtually before Magistrate Wanda Fortune at the Linden Magistrate’s Court where the charges were jointly read to them.

They were not required to plead to the indictments and were remanded to prison until April 13, 2022.
It was reported that 33-year-old Ryon Gladstone of Kimbia, Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice), and his family were terrorised and robbed by armed men who invaded their property.
The businessman, who owns and operates a boating service, was chopped to his back, stabbed to his shoulder, and sustained injuries to his head. In addition, his brother, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law were all beaten by the bandits.
Based on reports received, five armed men invaded the businessman’s premises at about 23:46h and carted off with several pieces of jewellery and an undisclosed sum of cash but not before terrorising the family.

Gladstone’s fiancé, Kayla Fredricks, had reported that he contacted her via WhatsApp stating that he saw masked men, suspected to be bandits, entering their premises.
The woman said she contacted the Police in Region Six but was told they would attend to the matter “in the morning”. At around 09:15h the following day, the ranks were preparing to depart the New Amsterdam stelling for Kimbia.
Fredricks related that she contacted several persons in the village who accompanied her fiancé to pursue the bandits but this proved futile.
The armed men reportedly abandoned the boat that they used to travel to the area. The boat was reportedly stolen about a week prior from a resident.