…escapes with over $2M
Three businessmen were on Friday morning attacked and robbed of over $2 million in cash and other valuables after four masked gunmen invaded their
Eccles, East Bank Demerara home.
Reports are 68-year-old Peter Ten, 37-year-old Jacky Kwok, and 56-year-old Kuan Jian Yong; all of Lot 129 Lindy Avenue, Eccles, East Bank Demerara were awakened at about 04:00h by gunmen. Guyana Times was told that the bandits gained entry into the two storey building by breaking the vent blocks in the bathroom in the lower flat. Once inside the house, the gunmen woke the sleeping men, tied their faces and demanded cash and valuables. The businessmen were subsequently relieved of their mobile phones along with $1.5 million in cash after which the men made good their escape in a silver-grey motorcar which was parked a few houses away. Following the robbery, an alarm was raised and the Police were called. Investigations are ongoing.
