Taxi driver attacked, chopped by cutlass-wielding duo
A 41-year-old taxi driver is now nursing chop wounds to his shoulder while his wife has been left traumatised after they were attacked by two cutlass-wielding men on their way home on Friday morning.
The vehicle Navin Katwaroo was driving when the cutlass-wielding men pounced on him and his wife
Injured is Navin Katwaroo of Tuschen Housing Scheme, East Bank Essequibo (EBE).
Based on reports received, Katwaroo and his wife were heading home in their motor car and as he slowed down to navigate a turn, the two men rushed towards the vehicle.
One of the men went to the driver’s window and started chopping. Katwaroo was injured to the shoulder and in an attempt to protect himself, he jumped over to the passenger’s seat of the vehicle but the other man took the opportunity to fire chops through the other open window.
The incident happened in front of a taxi base located on the public road in Tuschen, EBE.
While the incident was taking place, businessman Deodat Indar, a witness to the act, decided to intervene to prevent the assailants from inflicting more injuries.
In the process, one of the suspects broke the windscreen mirror of Indar’s vehicle and dented his car.
After realising that they could no longer continue their assault uninterrupted, the two men ran towards the taxi base but they were pursued.
They, however, managed to escape. The matter was reported to the police and Katwaroo was taken to the Leonora Cottage Hospital, where he was treated.
Regional Commander, Assistant Police Commissioner Simon McBean when contacted explained that the identities of the two men are yet unknown but the police are continuing their investigations.
