Victim accuses Police of slothfulness in investigations

Lusignan bloody attack…

A Lusignan, East Coast Demerara (ECD) man who was brutally chopped about his body by a gang of cutlass-wielding, Spanish-speaking nationals about a month ago is disappointed at the manner in which the Police are investigating the incident.

Twenty-two-year-old Safraz Khan, a construction worker of Grass Field, Lusignan, ECD, told Guyana Times that on July 12, 2020 at about 19:00h, he was at home in the presence of a few friends when one of the men with whom he is familiar called out to him.
Khan said he was heading out of the yard to reach the guy, but as he reached the gate, he observed another man in the company of the man who had called out to him. He then saw six other men standing around.
“They were waiting nearby, a barber boy and he brother-in-law was there; the brother-in-law is the one that call me. I went out because I know me and nobody in get no problem. When I reach by the gate, and before I could have even open the gate, one of them pelt a chop, and I put up my hand to block it. The other then chopped me to my chest. I turn around and start running.”
Khan said as he ran to the back of the yard, one of the suspects dealt him a chop to his back. As his friends saw what was happening, they too started to run.
“I started running in the dam, and they all keep running behind me. I started screaming for God, and I keep running. I run through by some bush and I fall down on some people gate. The come out and they lock up their gate and they carry me to the hospital.”
The young man was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital in an unconscious state, and underwent a number of surgeries. One of his thumbs was severed in the process. The man has said that since the incident, he is unable to move his thumbs.
He expressed frustration at how the Police ranks at Vigilance Police Station are conducting the probe, claiming that he is being given a royal runaround whenever he turns up to inquire about the matter.
Khan explained that no one was arrested, although the Police are aware who are the persons involved.
Regional Commander Parley Parshram, when contacted, also confirmed that no arrest has been made, but noted that his ranks are working tirelessly to apprehend the criminals.
Khan is now calling on the higher authorities for justice.