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Pensioner’s home broken into and robbed in broad daylight
Outside of Samuels’, house where the pieces of wood were braced against the wall for the bandits to gain entry through the bedroom window.
…bandits left bloody trail
Another daring daylight robbery took place yesterday, this time at the residence of 85-year-old Goodwin Samuels. The man has left his home to take his granddaughter to “summer classes”.
Reports are that Samuels left his home at lot 25 McDoom Public Road, East Bank Demerara, around 10:30hrs after securing his house. His dog was locked in the bottom flat since it was raining heavily.
Kaieteur News understands that the pensioner returned home shortly after 13:00hrs and noticed that a wooden stand that was erected at his back step had collapsed.
Some pieces of heavy wood were propped against the wall outside of his bedroom window. The window was broken and there were blood stains around the window pane.
The perpetrator apparently sustained cuts and other injuries when he tried to climb through the broken window.
Once inside the house Samuels became aware that his old television set, blender and other household items were scattered around the floor where there were dried blood. His refrigerator also had blood on the door.
His bedroom was ransacked with clothing scattered all over the room. There was broken glass on the floor and bed, blood on the floor, on the bed sheet and on documents.
Up to 15:00 hrs (03:00pm) police ranks were yet to arrive. Telephone calls had been made to the Ruimveldt Police Station around 13:00hrs but the callers were told that ranks were not available and could not visit the scene.
Samuels explained that his laptop, printer, desktop monitor and key-board were stolen as well as some loose cash. The perpetrators had gained entry through his bedroom window which was the only window in his home that was not grilled.
He said that this was so because if an emergency should arise such as a fire he would be able to escape through it.
Pillow-cases were stripped off of the pillows as if the bandits thought valuables and money were hidden in them. Some expensive, new clothing were also taken from the man’s wardrobe.
He is yet to discover whether other items or valuables may be missing since he was awaiting ranks from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to arrive to take fingerprints and conduct other necessary procedures before he checked his belongings.
Samuels told this newspaper that he has lived at that location “on and off” for about 75 years and it was only three years now that he has been living alone.
In his spare time he builds websites and uses his computers to occupy himself and to develop websites and so secure an income from in the near future.
Unfortunately this robbery has now interfered with his livelihood and future plans.
“These things cost money, a lot of money, and it takes time to replace these things. Imagine they leave back the TV and things not working and took my laptop and desktop monitor. They had ample time to do this.”
He pointed to a muddy track that led to his back fence and identified it as the route which the perpetrators used to escape.
The back of his yard is very bushy and this aids bandits in “making good their escape”.
Kaieteur News further understands that Samuels’s entire family is overseas-based and the man is pleading that the police do their job efficiently.
“One of my neighbours said she was trying to call 911 all the time but it just ringing out even up to now. Police from Ruimveldt can’t even reach yet. This is sad”
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