Suspected Wismar Hospital rapist shot by businessman

Sep 13, 2008 News

– flees over fence

Linden police are trying to track down an alleged serial rapist who was shot early yesterday morning during a confrontation with a businessman at One Mile, Wismar.

Police say that the suspect is at present before the courts for sexual attacks on two women from the community.

Kaieteur News understands that he is also a suspect in Thursday’s attack at the Wismar Hospital, in which bandits invaded the compound and robbed two nurses, while raping one of the victims in the process.

According to reports, the suspect had entered the yard of businessman Philip Fordyce, when residents spotted him and raised an alarm.

The businessman, who owns a licensed handgun, armed himself and discharged a few rounds at the intruder, reportedly wounding him in the stomach and shoulder.

However, the suspect scaled Fordyce’s front fence and escaped, leaving a trail of blood in the yard.
According to reports, the blood trail ended in Silver Hill, almost a mile away from Fordyce’s home.

Police officials say that the suspect was charged in 2007 in connection with two women who were attacked in their homes.

One of the women managed to wound the intruder, and the suspect was arrested after he was found with a similar injury.

However, he reportedly was granted bail on the two charges, as well as on a third charge regarding the theft of a firearm.

The two nurses and other staff were on duty at the Wismar Hospital, at around 01:30 hrs on Thursday, when two men, one with a handgun, attacked them.

The nurses were relieved of their jewellery, cellular phones, a watch and a DVD player, and one of them was sexually assaulted.

Meanwhile, police at Linden also are hunting for another man, who escaped with three cell phones and a bicycle after attacking two Christianburg residents at gunpoint.

Police say that the suspect, who is know as ‘Piggy’, stopped at a woman’s house, at around 16:00 hrs yesterday, and asked for a drink of water.

However, while the woman’s daughter went for the water, ‘Piggy’ attacked the elder female and dragged her into the house.

He then relieved her of three cell phones. Police say that the intruder then relieved a male resident of his bicycle and escaped.

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