A
Kaneville, East Bank Demerara family who operates a small grocery
store is still reeling from shock and loss after they were assaulted
and robbed by two gunmen Saturday night.
Robbery
victim, Sheik Alli, 19, of Lot 254 Block Two Kaneville, said about
19:35 h Saturday he was in his back yard about to take a bath when
he was suddenly confronted by two men armed with guns and one of
them masked.
He
said the gunmen began beating him and forced him upstairs where they
also assaulted his family members.The bandits ransacked the house
and escaped with $70,000 in cash from the day sales, jewels valued
at about $120,000, and four cellular phones.
Shameer
Mohammed points to the wound he received when the bandits struck
him in the head with the guns
The
teenager’s father, Shameer Mohammed, 35, told the Chronicle that
when he saw the intruders with his son it was too late to act, and
he too was beaten when he tried to stop them.
The
robbers also terrorized his wife, Fazie, and his two daughters.
Mr.
Mohammed, who is Chairman of the Kaneville Citizen Development
Committee, said that soon after the bandits left his house he called
the Grove Police Station and informed them of the robbery. They
arrived at his home about two and a half hours later and took
statements.
The
still tramautised family told the Chronicle that they opened the
small business about five years ago and this is the first time they
were robbed.
Monday, August 08, 2005
