Girlfriend questions café robbery suspect’s death

Arifa Lisa, the girlfriend of the Dutch Bottle Café robbery suspect who died after being found unconscious in the Brickdam lock-ups, has raised concerns about the circumstances surrounding his death.

Kelvin Poonsammy, 22, of Lot 12 Joseph Pollydore Street, Lodge, Georgetown, allegedly invaded the North Road, Bourda restaurant on October 7 in the company of two others and robbed Manager, Renata Chuck-a-Sang, of a laptop and a cell phone. His two accomplices managed to escape with the items while Poonsammy was held because of the resistance put up by the female manager.

Poonsammy’s girlfriend, Arifa Lisa, told Stabroek News on Tuesday that she found it strange that the man was