Bandits snatch $2m from Charlestown man

A Charlestown resident was yesterday robbed of $2 million moments after withdrawing the money from a city bank.

The victim is 51-year-old Errol Allicock who was attacked and robbed in Robb Street by two men, one of whom was armed with a hand gun. According to the police, Allicock had just withdrawn the money from the bank and was walking towards his vehicle with the money stashed in a bag he was carrying over his shoulder when he was confronted by the armed man.  The bandit held him up and took the bag away before escaping on a motor cycle ridden by an accomplice.

Police are currently investigating the incident.