Vendor robbed at gunpoint near Bourda Market

Aug 08, 2024 News

Kaieteur News – Ramdatt Gobin, 44-year-old vendor, was robbed at gunpoint of his cell phone and a large sum of cash in the early hours of Wednesday morning, in the vicinity of Bourda Market.

At about 02:45 hrs, Gobin went to purchase food on North Road and was standing on the street when he was approached by two men. One of the two men was in possession of a firearm, which he pointed at Gobin and proceeded to take his belongings: the cell phone and GYD $220,000 in cash. The two men then made good their escape. A police investigation is currently underway; CCTV footage is being examined.

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