GDF rank arrested for robbing girl, 17, with toy gun

– 2 accomplices on the run

A serving member of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) was among three persons who were arrested after robbing a 17-year-old girl on Friday evening.
Police say the victim was relieved of one ZTE cell phone and one Samsung Galaxy cell phone during the robbery which took place between 19:50h and 20:00h at Good Hope Mahaica, East Coast Demerara.
Reports are the teen and her friend were on their way home on a bicycle when they noticed three males on the road fixing their bicycles.
As they approached the men, one of them grabbed onto the victim’s bicycle and demanded that she hand over her belongings. He then took out her cellular phone while his two accomplices turned their attention to the friend but they found nothing on him.
A scuffle ensued between the accomplices and the victim’s friend during which the other suspect walked up to him and lashed him to his head. After the gun connected to the friend’s head, it broke and it was then they realised it was a toy gun.
The three suspects then made good their escape. The matter was reported to the Police who turned up at the scene and found pieces of the toy gun.
One of the three suspects, who is a GDF rank of Mahaica, ECD, was later arrested and placed into custody. The Police are on the hunt for his accomplices as investigations continue.