-escapes from hospital
A 34-year-old taxi-driver, who was allegedly seen attempting to kidnap another man on Monday night, escaped from the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH), where he was admitted after being shot by the police following a chase.
The police rank, who was supposed to be guarding him, has been placed under close arrest as investigations continue, a police press release stated.
The statement said that at about 10 pm on Monday, ranks of a police mobile patrol observed taxi-driver, Oswald Rambarran, of East Ruimveldt, assisted by a male accomplice trying to place a man in the trunk of a motor car. On seeing the police patrol the accomplice fled while Rambarran drove away in the motor car.
The police gave chase and fired shots at the vehicle resulting in Rambarran being hit below his left armpit. The patrol caught up with him at Grove, East Bank Demerara and he was taken to the GPH where he was admitted under guard. The vehicle was taken into custody.
Police said that it was later found that Rambarran had left the hospital and asserted that checks are being made to locate him. The police stated that the rank, who was guarding Rambarran could not give an account as to what had transpired as he had moved away from the area where Rambarran was hospitalised.
“He has been placed under close arrest while the matter is being investigated”, the statement said.
The statement made no further mention of the man who Rambarran and his accomplice were trying to force into the trunk.
