Diamond man shot by gang during home attack

An injured Dellon Frank at the Georgetown Public Hospital yesterday.

A Diamond resident was shot on Tuesday evening after five men bullied their way into his home with a gun and robbed him of over $300,000 in cash, jewellery and smartphones.

Dellon Frank, 29, of Lot 1867 Section ‘C,’ Block X, Diamond, East Bank Demerara, told Stabroek News that he was watching television with his 13-year-old brother when he heard someone call out to him from the gate at approximately 8pm.

He responded and explained that three of the five bandits approached him with a gun and demanded his gold chain. He said as one bandit tried to burst the chain from his neck, he begged them to let him take the chain off. He said in the midst of taking off his chain, one of his two Samsung galaxy smartphones fell to the floor and one of the intruders reached for it. Frank said at that moment, he