GDF rank injured during home invasion regains consciousness

…family hopeful for recovery

After being unconscious for several weeks, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Private, Azim Khan, who was shot and injured during a home invasion earlier this month, has regained consciousness and is showing signs of improvement.
This was confirmed by one of the soldier’s relatives, who said he remains a patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC)
Khan was shot in the chest during a robbery, which occurred on May 5 at Block 8, Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, when he and his family came under attack by intruders.
Police said two masked men forcibly entered the premises and attempted to relieve Khan of an undisclosed sum of cash and a quantity of jewellery.
Khan reportedly put up a fight with the intruders during which he was shot in the vicinity of his heart.

He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital following the shooting incident. Khan suffered injuries to his heart, spleen, and lungs, leaving him unable to communicate or move. Medical professionals had estimated his chances of survival at 50-50.
Khans’ improvement started just days after two men, Terry Thomas and Dexter McDonald called “Labba” were charged and remanded to prison for attempting to murder him.
McDonald was arrested more than a year after a wanted bulletin had been issued for him. Before Khan’s shooting, he was wanted for a series of robberies, and rape.
Although Khan remains hospitalised, his family is encouraged by his progress and hopeful that he will be able to return home soon. (G9)