-guns, jewels stolen
Five armed bandits terrorized and robbed a couple at Belvedere, Corentyne at around 7:15 pm on Thursday of a large sum of money and gold jewellery along with two guns with matching rounds.
Haseeb ‘Packer’ Hussain and Hemwattie ‘Rita’ Hussain who operate a gas station at Fyrish and a grocery and off-licence liquor shop at Belvedere had just finished business for the day when they were attacked.
Reports are that the men escaped on foot from the direction of Rose Hall with their booty while firing several rounds in the air. The bandits also beat Hussain severely on his head and back with the gun butt and cutlass.
Shortly after the robbery he was taken to the New Amsterdam Hospital and treated for a gaping wound to his head which was bleeding. He returned to the hospital yesterday for an x-ray. His ears have also been bleeding due to the hits.
The businessman also sustained a cut on the palm of his hand while trying to overpower the bandit with the cutlass.
Police said in a release that mobile patrols quickly responded and roadblocks were established at strategic positions. The release said that “two men have been arrested and were in police custody being questioned.”
Yesterday police sources told this newspaper that the two men were still being interrogated but the lawmen were still “not sure if they were involved in the robbery.”
The release also said that two live 12-gauge cartridges, two spent shells and a cutlass were recovered at the scene by the police.
Hussain told Stabroek News yesterday that the bandits demanded that he hand over his .32-revolver and shotgun with matching rounds and he refused. However he was forced to hand over the weapons after the men threatened to “shoot me wife and kill she.”
According to him, “Gun is just a material thing and it can’t bring back a life. I had to choose between me wife and the gun and I decided to give them the gun because me can’t get back a wife like this one…”
At one stage, he said the bandit with the cutlass was alone in a room with him demanding more money and jewellery and he decided to grab the cutlass.
He said he was able to wrest the cutlass away “because he young; all of them young and me coulda manage them” but the bandit fled the room leaving the cutlass behind.
After snatching the money and jewellery, the bandits ran downstairs while the one with the gun remained in the room with him. He said he also tried to “scramble him and shut the room door with he inside.”
However, at the same time the round was discharged and the bandit was able to “slip out” of the room.
He recalled that he was relaxing in his hammock in the lower flat of the house when he saw the bandits entering while holding his wife at gunpoint. He said they shouted “nobody move” and demanded “all the money and jewellery.”
They also ordered him and his wife to get down on the floor while they ransacked the flat. Not satisfied with their loot, they started to beat Hussain, saying “that can’t be all.”
They then took the couple upstairs and continued to ransack the house.
Me give them everything but they still din satisfy.”
Hemwattie told this newspaper that she was closing the gate when the bandits approached her and “grab me shirt in front” They pointed the gun at her and took her into the house, warning her not to “make any noise.”
She said that throughout the 15 to 20 minutes ordeal she kept begging the bandits to spare their lives. They had also stripped her of the jewellery she was wearing.
As all this happening, terrified residents remained indoors and contacted the police. After the bandits left “the street was full with people,” lamenting the ordeal, Hussain said. (Shabna Ullah)
Ah, what brave and heroic neighbours. like many residents,when the doo-doo hits the fan many of those who eat and drink with you, will leave you….alone to get splattered.
I guess none of them was the Bulletproof Monk.
So I guess u wanted the neighbours to run out and tell the bandits to stop and leave the people alone , correct Paul McAdam ? Just incase u’re referring to another story , this story indicates 5 ARMED bandits !
U figure the rest .
Talk about looking out for your neighbors…these villagers are scared
They were scared, but they did contact the police so that’s something they did good.
These are isues that the Government should be addressing instead of cussing out the Barbados Government. Protect ya people. Charity begins at home, not in another man house. SHAME ON YOU JAGDEO!! SHAME ON YOU!!
How did the attacker know that Hussain has a shotgun and hand gun? Seems like this was well planed. Criminals are well informed, too bad the police never seems to have a clue.
Charity begins at home EH! That why you’re flying a Bajan
flag next to your name.
WELL SAID , COMMANDO . Crime is really destroying Guyana , socio-economically . Jagdeo and his PPP administration should searching for ways to control the growth of criminal activities in Guyana rather than telling the government of Barbados how to deal with illegal immigrants .
Why ya dont leave Jagdeo alone , Bajans wrong they does paly the run things . PRESI BRING BACK DE HANG MAN PLEASEEEEEEEEEE.
commando like you forget the same thing happening in barbados. only the other day there was an incident in the news , so please zip it.
All these “licence fire arm holders” and they can’t even protect themselves. As a result, we have more fire arms in the hand of the criminal elements. They is a very simple solution, don’t store large sums of cash and jewelry in your homes. Maybe they should use the banks and let their “friends” know that you don’t keep any valuables at home. Its a possibility your that its their “friends” that are setting up.
Do u think by not storing large sums of money & jewelry in their homes will prevent the bandits from attacking them ? Please don’t forget what the bandits said to the man , after they ransacked the flat , ” that can’t be all .”
My point .. regardless if u got any or non at all , u can be a victim.
these businessmen deserve what they get if they have a gun and are not ready and prepared to use it.
IF they business men deserve what they get what does the PPP who have failed to protect indians and everyone else in this country deserve?
What does the Poo poo poo deserve squibward?
Keep the wool on your eyes, refuse to see the suffering your PPP has bestowed on my people. Indians are running by the day to this country and that country why? because the poo pooo poo has failed them.
Where is the big security system the PPP been wukkin pun for 17 years? they testing it out in dat rice field in essequibo nuh?
like dah the man owns a gas station and a business and all businessmen has firearms. some people are so clueless. like dahhhh