Two men have been charged and remanded to prison over the robbery of a Kimbia, Berbice family.
David Karran, 22, called ‘Jack’, of Block Number 25, Adelphi Village, East Canje, Berbice and 32-year-old Deol Narrayan called ‘Deportee’ of Sec-tion ‘A’, Number 70 Village, East Canje, Ber-bice were arraigned at the Linden Magistrate’s Court via Zoom on Monday before Magistrate Wanda Fortune.
The duo was charged with three counts of robbery which were jointly read to them and stated that on March 18, they committed a robbery under arms on a family of three at Kimbia Village, Upper Berbice River.
‘Jack’ and ‘Deportee’ were not required to enter a plea to the indictable charges and were both remanded to prison until April 13.
The home of the Gladstone family was invaded on March 18 by a gang of men who ransacked the upper flat and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash and jewellery. The brothers, who are boat captains operate a service on the Berbice River.
Rayon Gladstone had told Stabroek News that the invasion occurred at approximately 11.30 pm and lasted for an estimated two hours.
He said that he had opened his door to turn off their generator before retiring to bed but as he was about to do that he saw two men walking in the yard and he called out to them.
“I call out and ask `who is that?’ and with that they charge at me and I run up and lock the back door and they run behind me and started to lash up the door and windows trying to get in,” Rayon explained. He added that while the men were attempting to get into the house from the front door, he, his wife and his brother Ryan Gladstone secured themselves in one of the bedrooms.
The bandits eventually managed to kick open the front door of the house. They immediately demanded cash and
jewellery, Rayon said, and started to ransack the home.
“Two of them jumped up and saw us in the room through the spindles on the wall and they point the gun through and ask for the money. I tek whatever money I had and start giving them but at the same time they were trying to break open the bedroom door,” he related.
According to him, the men managed to gain entry to the room and started to beat them while asking for money and jewellery. “I keep telling them that is all the money we have but they keep saying no we have more money… they chop me and choke my wife and they just keep beating us and asking for money,” he said.
Rayon said he was tied up with wire and a belt during the ordeal. He was later freed by his wife.
Ryan told this newspaper that even after they told the men on several occasions that they did not have more money they continued asking.
“One of them come and jump on my back and chopped me on by back and in my head before leaving me in the room…while they were ransacking the house I try to loose out myself…”, he recounted.
Ryan stated that sometime after he realized the commotion in the living quarters had died down and it was at that point he released himself from the shackles and went to seek help.
