Bachelor’s Adventure housewife robbed by gunmen

Two bandits, one of whom was armed with a hand gun, yesterday descended on a Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara home and robbed a housewife of a quantity of jewellery, bullets for a licensed weapon and cash.

Police in a release said that they are investigating a robbery under arms that occurred at about 10 am during which Ashaka Pryce, was attacked and robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.

Investigations have so far revealed that Pryce was outside in the yard, when the men entered the premises and held her at gunpoint.  She was taken into the house and tied up, after which the men ransacked the building and took away a quantity of jewellery, US $300 ($60, 000 local currency),  a number of  .22 rounds belonging to her husband who is a licensed firearm holder and a cell phone, before escaping.

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