Goldsmith robbed of $7M in jewellery at Peter’s Hall

Police are investigating an alleged armed robbery committed on a 54-year-old goldsmith of Clarke Street, Peter’s Hall, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
The robbery occurred at the victim’s goldsmith shop around 17:00h on Saturday.
Reports indicate that the victim was working in the shop on a 12-karat gold chain and pendant, along with a 12-karat gold band, totalling 700 pennyweights and valued at $7 million to deliver to a customer later that evening.
The shop, which is attached to the northern side of his home, also features a glass sliding door that was slightly open at the time of the incident.
While he was working, two men, both armed with handguns, entered the shop and pointed the weapons at him.
One of the suspects tied the victim’s hands and feet with zip ties and placed him under a table, while the other took the jewellery.
The men then fled the scene in a white motor vehicle, the number of which remains unknown.
Police have since processed and photographed the scene and while several residents in the area have been questioned, no arrests have been made at this time, as investigations continue.
Just a few months ago, 18-year-old Parmanand Pertab, also known as “Mikey,” was fatally chopped at the Port Mourant Market in Berbice, after he and an accomplice robbed a goldsmith.
During the robbery, the bandits armed with a cutlass and a gun injured the jeweller’s employee and fired at market goers when they raised the alarm.
Despite the gunfire, the crowd managed to disarm Pertab, recover the stolen jewellery, and hand it over to the police.
Pertab was fatally injured during that confrontation, and all the stolen items were accounted for.