Taxi driver robbed at knifepoint by ‘passengers’

A 30-year-old taxi driver was robbed of his Samsung Note 9 cellular phone worth $200,000, a gold chain, one gold ring, one diamond ring and $405,000 by two men who entered his vehicle at the Giftland Mall, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown posing as passengers.
Police said on Tuesday about 21:00h, the taxi driver had been dispatched to the Giftland Mall, to collect a passenger.
Upon his arrival, he picked up two males who requested to be taken to Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara (ECD).
However, in the vicinity of Masjid Road, Vryheids Lust, ECD, the male seated in the back seat of the motor car, placed a knife to the victim’s neck, while the male seated in the front passenger seat relieved him of his valuables.
They then made good their escape.
Subsequently, the taxi driver alerted persons in the area and a search was conducted by public-spirited citizens of Le Ressouvenir, ECD, who caught an 18-year-old suspect and handed him over to the Police.
A search of the suspect unearthed a knife, clothing, and duct tape. He also had injuries to the left side of his head.
The suspect was arrested and escorted to the Sparendaam Police Station and then to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was treated. He is in Police custody as investigations continue. (G9)