Bandits beat, rob Corentyne pensioner

An overseas-based Guyanese pensioner was beaten and robbed in his home at Salton Village, Corentyne, around 12.45 am yesterday.

Veerasammy Narainsami, also known as ‘Fedi’, 67, sustained a chop wound to his head and several bruises about his body. The men gained entry to the top flat of the two-storey home by placing a bench on two tables.

According to Narainsami, he was watching television and had left to go to the bathroom. On his way back into the room he was confronted by four masked men, one being armed with a gun and another