Truck driver stabbed to death during robbery at Eccles

A truck driver was stabbed to death during a late-night robbery at Eccles Dumpsite Road, East Bank Demerara, during a brutal robbery which ended in murder.
Dead is 45-year-old Kerry Sears.
Reports are that at about 21:45h on Saturday evening, the driver along with four others were attacked by motorcycle bandits.
The suspects, Police said, were armed with a knife and gun.
According to investigators, Sears had left his workplace in Herstelling, EBD, at around 18:00h in motor canter GYY2428 to conduct company business at Sarah Johanna, EBD. Following the completion of his task, he was expected to return to the company’s headquarters to conclude his duty for the day.

Reports are that Sears was on his way back, when he stopped on the southern side of the Eccles Dump Site Road to converse with another canter driver, with whom he had previously worked with at another company.
The driver from the other company told Police that he and other workers were heading back to their company’s parking lot at Eccles when Sears signalled for them to stop.
The driver said he stopped and they all exited their canters and were conversing on the roadway when four bandits rode up on two motorcycles and confronted them with the gun.
During the incident, a 22-year-old porter of Industrial Site, Eccles, was robbed of one cellular phone valued at $25,000 and $16,000, while a 19-year-old worker, who is also from Industrial Site, was robbed of one cellular phone valued at $30,000, and one silver band valued at $5000.
The confrontation allegedly escalated, resulting in Sears being stabbed in the chest by one of the perpetrators. In a bid to escape from the bandits, Sears fled through a street on the northern side of Dump Site Road, where he collapsed and died.
Police and ambulance services were called to the scene where Sears was pronounced dead by a doctor. His body was examined and a stab wound was found on the chest area. The body was subsequently taken to Memorial Gardens Funeral Parlour, pending a post-mortem examination.
The Police have since launched a thorough investigation into the incident, with several individuals, including the driver and occupants of the other canter, being interviewed and taken into custody for questioning. (G9)