Trio held over fatal Sterling Products raid

Wilfred Stewart

Three suspects have been held following the failed robbery at Sterling Products Limited (SPL) on Monday that left a security guard dead and another employee wounded, while company Chief Executive Officer Ramsay Ali says security has since been reviewed.

After fatally shooting security guard Wilfred Stewart, 45, and wounding Mario Gohill, 31, an Indian national working as a chemist, the invading bandits managed to make their way to the accounts department at the SPL Providence complex, where they were met with a locked safe. The men subsequently fled in a waiting car.

Ali told Stabroek News that the bandits, who wore masks, did not succeed