Prompt action by the Region Two police resulted in the capture of two men believed to have robbed a Charity businessman and his wife on New Year’s Day.
The suspects were apprehended after a five-hour manhunt in the densely forested area off Lima Sands.
The suspects were caught with cash and phone cards. The cash recovered amounted to $4,822,641 and the phone cards were valued at $1.1 M. Both suspects are from Region Four and were visiting the region. The suspects are 21 and 25 and hail from D’Urban Street and South Ruimveldt.
The duo pounced on businessman Mohamed Khan and his wife Stephanie Sanchara around 11 on New Year’s morning.
The businessman received a call and was about to sell a customer when he pushed the door and was confronted by the two suspects armed with a knife and a cutlass. One of the suspects then place a knife to his throat and a hand around his neck.
The other suspect then went to the businessman’s wife and duct-taped her hands. He then went to the businessman’s bedroom and ransacked the drawers where he found the money and phone cards.
The businessman managed to wound one of the suspects and the other suspect became angry and retaliated by chopping Khan in his head.
They then fled with the cash and phone cards. An alarm was raised and a report was made at the Charity Police Station. Immediately road blocks and searches began and the suspects were caught. They are both in police custody and will be charged shortly. The businessman is currently a patient at the Suddie Public Hospital. His condition is listed as stable.
