Miner ‘played dead’ after shot and robbed by bandits

Gladstone George

A miner who was shot three times about his body and then robbed on Friday night at McDoom by four gunmen, pretended to be dead, which may have saved his life.

Gladstone George, of Agricola, East Bank Demerara was shot in his back, shoulder and buttocks by four masked men around 9 pm at Middle Street, McDoom, who later escaped on foot.

Speaking to Stabroek News yesterday, George said he was at a friend’s house when the