A 31-year-old man was on Thursday placed on $1 million bail after facing an armed robbery charge for an incident in which the victim was shot nine times, but survived.
Totram Bhomattie, called “Vick”, a Field Technician of Lot 174 Good Hope, Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), was arrested and charged on Thursday with the offence of Robbery Under Arms Contrary to Section 222 (c) of the Criminal Law Offences Act, Chapter 8:01 committed on Gowtam Williams.
According to the Police, Williams was robbed of two gold chains valued G$4,320,000 and one iPhone 13 Pro Max valued G$360,000 – a total value of G$4,680,000. The incident occurred on January 2, 2024 at Good Hope, Essequibo Coast.
On Thursday, Bhomattie appeared before Magistrate Esther Sam at the Suddie Magistrate’s Court, where the armed robbery charge was read to him and he pleaded not guilty.
The case adjourned to January 26 for statements.
Robbery victim Gowtam Williams
Last week, Guyana Times reported that Williams, a 31-year-old excavator operator of Hibernia in Region Two, was attacked by two armed bandits during which he was shot nine times and robbed.
The incident occurred about 03:30h, when Williams went to use the urinal in front of the Prudence Rum Shop at Good Hope, Essequibo Coast. This newspaper was told that the armed assailants pounced on Williams, and after discharging their firearms, they seized Williams’s iPhone and two gold chains weighing a total of 12 ounces before hastily fleeing the scene.
Williams’s sister, Devika Williams, said her brother had gone to use the urinal when the two masked and armed gunmen attacked him and fired a shot to his foot.
She further related that the perpetrators then forcibly removed one of his gold chains and fired a shot at his abdomen. They then took the second chain along with his phone, and fired additional shots as they made good their escape.
The injured Williams was immediately rushed to the Suddie Public Hospital, where he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). He sustained four gunshot wounds to his right foot, two to his left foot, and three to his abdomen.
The injured man has since been discharged from the hospital.
