Venezuelan siblings robbed by masked gunmen at Buck Hall

Two Venezuelan siblings were in the wee hours of Sunday robbed by three masked gunmen at Buck Hall, Essequibo River. The robbery was committed on 25-year-old Ericka Perales and her 29-year-old brother, Erickson Perales at approximately 00:05h.
Ericka, who operates a shop in the Buck Hall, Essequibo River area, was robbed of one 20-pennyweight gold chain, one Samsung Galaxy A21s phone, one Samsung Galaxy A10 cellular phone and $200,000 in cash. Her brother, who works as a cook at the same business, was robbed of one Samsung A10 cellular phone.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the siblings have been renting the shop for the past two years at the junction of the three trails leading into the interior.
However, on Saturday about 23:40h, the victims closed up their shop, and Ericka went to her room at the back of the shop and her brother went to his room located in a separate building on the same land.
While the siblings were in bed, and on their phones, the lights went out and as such, Ericka got up, opened her window and called out to her brother to check the generator.
As Erickson made his way to the generator room, he realised that the generator was disconnected. So, he plugged it back in and the electricity came back on, but instead of going back to his room, he checked around the compound to ensure that everything was intact.
Seeing nothing else amiss, he told his sister to lock up as he was heading back to his room. The businesswoman was in the process of locking her window when she was confronted by one of three masked men, who was armed with a gun.
The man held on to her hair and demanded that she open up the window. Upon hearing the commotion, her brother turned around and saw the other two men approaching him from behind.
Erickson was reportedly caught, tied up with strap seal, and his mouth duct taped.
After the ordeal, his sister told Police that she was held at gunpoint, her hands and feet were bound with duct tape, and the men demanded cash and jewellery.
After robbing the siblings, the gunmen made good their escape on foot. The woman managed to free herself after which she untied her brother. The Police were summoned to the scene and launched an investigation.
Detectives have since recovered two sets of duct tape and two strap seals, as investigations continue.