Three masked bandits, one armed with a gun and the others armed with a cutlass each, pounced on a Blairmont family on Sunday evening and escaped with cash and jewellery.
Sohanram Ramoutar, 25, Acting Field Foreman, of Lot 35 Zorg-en-Hoop, Blairmont Village, West Bank Berbice, yesterday said the three bandits invaded their house sometime around 7. 45 pm on Sunday.
According to Ramoutar, who resides with his parents, sister, brother-in-law and nephew, they were all downstairs when the bandits entered. “They pointed the gun at me and demanded cash and jewellery”.
