Another overseas visitor robbed at knifepoint

Moments after executing a brazen daylight robbery on an overseas-based Guyanese and her ailing mother, three young men were arrested. The robbery occurred about 11:00h at Lancaster Street, Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara.

According to information received, the three young men invaded the property of Mona Kewall and relieved her of close to Gy$500,000 and other items. The men then fled, but the quick response from residents and Police led to their apprehension and positive identification as the perpetrators.

A relative of the victims told Guyana Times International that the elderly and ailing woman was in the yard taking some fresh air, but as she re-entered the home from the back door, the three men confronted her.

Her daughter was reportedly in the upper flat of the house and saw the men running into the yard, but by the time she reached the lower flat to secure the door, they were already in the house.

Armed

The young men who were armed with knives and screwdrivers instructed the duo not to raise an alarm and demanded that they hand over the money and jewellery. Kewall, out of fear, reportedly handed over the money that she had intended to use to purchase her return ticket to the US and her mother’s hospital fees.

As they demanded jewellery, the elderly woman was about to take off her ring, but one of the men encouraged the others to leave the premises. As the men were leaving, they dropped a bag containing two mobile phones and a screwdriver.

Guyana Times International understands that Kewall would have seen the faces of the men before they pulled the toques they were wearing over their faces, since she was observing them through a bedroom window.

The relative stated that he was at work when he received the news and immediately contacted his son who was at the wash bay who in turn called the Police.

A search party was established resulting in the apprehension of one of the teenagers at a Chinese restaurant in the village, while another was caught while riding his pedal cycle and the third was apprehended in the village.

Based on the fact that the woman saw the men’s faces, it was easy for her to identify them.

They were also wearing the same clothes they had on when they committed the act. The bicycle and the three men were taken to the Vreed-en-Hoop Police Station where the perpetrators are being grilled.