Protest erupts in Rose Hall after resident arrested over armed robbery

A young man with a placard

Residents in Rose Hall, Corentyne yesterday took to the street in protest after they accused lawmen in Berbice of wrongfully arresting a young man in connection with a robbery committed on a business place in the town. The young man’s relatives insisted that he was nowhere near the location at the time of the robbery.

On Monday evening, following the robbery, several raids were carried out in the town by police officers and Romel Thomas also known as ‘Govo’, 24, of Rose Hall, along with several others, was arrested.