Bandits struck at De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara and Parika, East Bank Essequibo on Saturday night carting away money and jewellery.

At De Kinderen, two bandits armed with a handgun and a knife struck at the home of Veronica Rai, the police said in a press release. The incident occurred at about 9:30 pm when Rai and her two sons were home.

Investigations revealed that Rai was in a hammock outside her home when the men entered the premises and held her up. They took her into the house and also held up the two sons and placed the victims to lie on the floor, the police said. The two men then ransacked the house and took away a quantity of jewellery, $50,000, a digital camera, a laptop computer, a DVD player and five cell phones after which they escaped.

During the incident Rai was struck about her head and body by one of the men with the butt of the handgun. She was treated at the Leonora Cottage Hospital and sent away.

Meantime, half an hour earlier at Parika on Saturday, two pump attendants at the RK Service Station were attacked and robbed by two men armed with a handgun and a knife.

Investigations revealed that the two male pump attendants were confronted by the two men who held them up and took away $50,000 and two cell phones after which they escaped on foot, the police said.

Police in ‘D’ Division went on several raids yesterday and arrested a man and a woman for having ten grammes of marijuana in their possession. However, no one was arrested in relation to the robberies, a source said.

Investigations are continuing.