Duo remanded for armed robbery committed on housewife

Days after committing an armed robbery on a Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara housewife, two men were on Tuesday arraigned for the crime when they appeared at the Diamond/Grove Magistrate’s Court.
Anthony Maraj, 25, a labourer of Cornelia Ida, West Coast Demerara (WCD), and 35-year-old Ryan Chung of Soesdyke, EBD, were remanded to prison by Magistrate Sunil Scare.
They duo pleaded not guilty to the charge which stated that on May 25, 2021, at Land of Canaan, EBD, they robbed Desiree DeFretias. They will return to court on June 11, 2021.
It was reported that on the day in question, the 53-year-old housewife of Land of Canaan, EBD, was sitting in a chair on the northern side of her yard, speaking with her aunt on her cell phone when a man dressed in a blue and black Police uniform opened the gate and entered the yard.
At the time, the man was armed with a handgun, the woman said in her statement.
According to the woman, the man approached her and demanded that she hand over all her valuables. He then attempted to force her into the house, but she resisted, and a scuffle ensued. During the scuffle, the housewife received a hit to her head with the handgun.
The perpetrator then relieved her of a black Samsung Galaxy S9 cell phone valued at $160,000 before quickly walking out of the yard.
He then entered a silver-coloured Bluebird motor car with registration number PTT 2987, which headed in a southerly direction as he made good his escape.
Police had arrested three male suspects in connection with the robbery. After investigations, Maraj and Chung were charged while the third person was released.