Lichfield man, 87, terrorized and robbed

Osapha showing his grandfather’s damaged mosquito net and rest of the duct tape the bandits left behind. –

An 87-year-old father of Lichfield, West Coast Berbice was terrorized and robbed around 3 am yesterday by three bandits who stole about $1.5M in cash, jewellery and cellular phones.

William Semple called ‘Big Man’ told Stabroek News that the bandits used a knife to cut open his mosquito net. They then placed a gun in his mouth while demanding the money and jewellery.

He injured his throat in the process and yesterday he was unable to eat the food his children prepared for him for Father’s Day and instead had to