Almost three weeks after bandits pretending to be passengers had carjacked a taxi at Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara (EBD), three gunmen stormed the car owner’s Diamond, EBD home on Wednesday evening, and escaped with a quantity of cash and valuables.
According to information received, the incident occurred at about 23:30h. The owner of the hijacked car, identified only as a businessman, reported that the three perpetrators entered his home from a back door that had been left open.
He alleges that he had closed his shop earlier in the evening and had gone to sleep with his wife and grandson in the house. However, he was reportedly awakened by one of the bandits, and observed that his seven-year-old grandson was being forced to divulge where the family’s cash and valuables were.
The bandits also reportedly threatened the young child. Guyana Times was told that the businessman, not aware that the suspects were armed, acted hastily and
The car that was stolen
grabbed a cutlass, but was quickly disarmed by the three men.
The perpetrators then fled the scene with a number of mobile phone cards and an undisclosed sum of cash. Investigations are ongoing.
In mid-August, the victim’s new white Premio motorcar, HC 8993, which was being driven by a 30-year-old taxi driver at the time, was stolen.
It was reported that Terry Persaud of Diamond, EBD, at about 17:00h, was working taxi in Diamond Scheme when he picked up two suspects — described as a slim male and a mixed race female- at the Diamond Tarmac.
The duo requested to be taken to Friendship, East Bank Demerara, to pick up the other suspect (described as a chubby male). At Friendship, the apparent couple sat in the back seat while their chubby accomplice occupied the front passenger seat.
Persaud recounted that as he proceeded in a southerly direction, in the vicinity of Garden of Eden, the slim male placed a cold object behind his neck and demanded that he stop the car. He also threatened to shoot Persaud.
The man, fearing for his life, immediately complied, and the chubby male grabbed Persaud’s hand and pulled off his wedding ring, before taking away his cell phone and money.
The victim was then ordered to exit the car.
Upon doing so, he began running in a northerly direction as the suspects fled the scene in the stolen car in a southerly direction. So far, no one has been arrested in connection with the crime.
