Woman robbed, pushed out of car on WCD

One person is now in Police custody in connection with the armed robbery of a 21-year-old woman, which occurred on Tuesday night in the vicinity of the Leonora Synthetic Track on the West Coast of Demerara (WCD).
Reports are that, at around 22:15h on Tuesday, the woman was robbed of a grey LG cellphone valued at $30,000; a black purse valued at $11,000, and containing $14,500 along with her ID and COVID-19 vaccination book.
The Police have said that the young woman had just left work, and had stopped motorcar PVV 5519 to transport her to her residence. She entered the back seat, where a male was seated, while another male was in the front passenger seat.
While in the vicinity of the Leonora Synthetic Track, the male passenger in the front seat told the driver to stop, while the male in the back seat turned to the victim, and pulled out a silver metal knife with which he cut the victim’s purse and took away her valuables. She was then pushed out of the car, and the driver drove away, heading east.
A report was made, and quick response by the police led to the driver of the said car being intercepted at Windsor Forest Public Road, WCD.
A hunt in now on for the other two male suspects. A probe has been launched. (G9)