Suspect in attack, robbery of 12-year-old remains on run

As 12-year-old Irshad Ali remains in a serious condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital, the man who attacked and assaulted the lad is yet to be arrested.
The young man sustained a fractured skull and internal bleeding as a result of the attack.
The lad, after regaining consciousness, told investigators that his attacker is a well-known person in the village and goes by the name “Blackboy”. Several visits to the man’s premises proved futile.
Police Commander of Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara), Assistant Police Commissioner Simon McBean on Sunday stated that ranks are currently on the hunt for the culprit.
On Monday young Ali was attacked while riding his bicycle on his way to his Pouderoyen, WCD home from school.
Reports are that on the day in question, the young man was riding along Coglan Dam, WBD, when the suspect rode behind him.
The youth continued along the street but was unaware that the person was trailing him. As he reached a point, the perpetrator took a heavy object and dealt one blow to the young man behind his head, rendering him unconscious.
The suspect then escaped with the lad’s cellular phone. Persons in the street noticed the youth laying on the roadway and quickly contacted his aunt who arrived at the scene.
He was then rushed to his home in an unconscious state and his father transported the unconscious child to the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH) for emergency treatment.
According to the child’s father, Ameer Ali, his young son was admitted at that health facility and a battery of tests were conducted including a Computed Tomography (CT) scan.
The CT scan revealed that upon admittance at the hospital, the young Ali had suffered a fracture to his skull and was bleeding in his head.
Police are continuing their investigations.