Taxi driver fights off bandit who attempts to rob him of jewellery
The Police are on the hunt for a man who attempted to rob a taxi driver at Mora Camp, Potaro Road, Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) on Monday evening.
Based on reports received, at about 18:50h, the taxi driver received a phone call requesting to pick up a passenger in front of the Bartica Hospital.
The gun that was wrested from the perpetrator
Upon arriving at the hospital, a male sporting plait hair and wearing a tope and mask joined the taxi as the front seat passenger. He requested to be taken to Mora Camp.
However, upon arrival at his destination, the suspect whipped out a black handgun and attempted to relieve the driver of the gold chains that he was wearing at the time. The driver, however, put up a resistance and wrestled the fireman from the perpetrator. After doing so, he hit the suspect twice to his head with the firearm, during which a round was discharged.
The suspect exited the car and made good his escape. The taxi driver reportedly took the firearm to the Bartica Police Station and explained what had happened.
The gun, a .32 Taurus pistol with the serial number filed off, has been lodged as Police launch an investigation into the matter.
The area was searched but the suspect was not seen, but a black tope was discovered at the scene.
