Motorcycle bandits rob overseas-based Guyanese

Nov 29, 2011 News

While police ranks kept a close eye on the elections proceedings to ensure that all went well,

Benjamin displays the slight damage to his shoulder bag after bandits unsuccessfully attempted to relieve him of his property

the bandits capitalized on the situation. A former rank of the Guyana Defense Force suffered minor injuries after he was attacked and relieved of US$750 by bandits astride a motor cycle.
With abrasions on his hand and visibly shaken, Victor Benjamin, who represented the GDF in athletics and cricket, related that he returned from the USA about one month ago, a yearly ritual every since he migrated in 1992. He said that he had just left a popular jewelry establishment nearby after conducting business and was at the junction of Hunter Street and Punt Trench Dam when he noticed two men approaching on a motorcycle.
The former soldier said that he stepped closer to the curb to allow them to pass but instead the driver rode into him and he fell. Benjamin related that the pillion rider then grabbed his bag and attempted to yank it from his shoulders while his companion tried to relieve Benjamin of a huge gold chain around his neck. “I held on for dear life and shortly afterwards I went into a daze,” recounted the former soldier. When he came to, he realized that a woman had seen what was happening and sounded an alarm.
Simultaneously, a vehicle belonging to a top security firm drove up and forced the men to flee but not before one of them managed to relieve the former soldier of his wallet containing the cash.
Benjamin later lodged a complaint at the Ruimveldt Police Station where officers sent him to the Georgetown Public Hospital for a medical check.

10 thoughts on “Motorcycle bandits rob overseas-based Guyanese”

Rev Monita Dukhia November 29, 2011 at 2:42 am

When will Guyana be rid of these cockroaches? When? Such a beautiful country that is marred by these nasty vermin bandits!

Make me angry, sad and so sick. People based overseas come to visit their homeland to spend time, or in my case to visit relatives and help the poor and we have to worry about being victimised, robbed, brutalised and sometimes even killed.
So sad…I pray that peace and public safety will return to the beautiful land of many waters. Be blessed everyone! 🙂
Cotton_Candy November 29, 2011 at 11:23 am

Thank God you are okay, don’t go home with your jewelery and show off because these scumbags are going after anyone now.They followed you so they were aware of your every move. When ever we go home we have to walk with something to protect ourselves because the police are not capable of even arresting an ants, they always get to the scene when the criminal is gone and that is because they are the criminals and some of them are working with them.
Singh_amsterdam November 29, 2011 at 11:30 am

WHAT THE POLICE WANT AND WOULD DO WITH A MEDICAL CHECK? DOES’NT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME.
1. RABINDRA117 November 29, 2011 at 7:56 pm
  
  THE POLICE NEED A CHECK UP THEM SELF.IF VICTOR BJ GET OUT OF THAT PLACE.
claude50 November 29, 2011 at 12:51 pm

Bengi…..you are not superman or jackie chan….when in guyana your home you know so well…….hope you learn this lesson……for next time..
Glamourgirl22 November 29, 2011 at 4:42 pm

This is very sad ,people work very hard some times doing two and three jobs. When they come home they should not be a nervous wreck wondering and worrying who is going to attack them. The officers should have dropped him off to the hospital or called and ambulance this is not the way you treat some one that is traumatized.
1. ursulla November 29, 2011 at 9:42 pm
  
  In my days the police used to take you to the hospital for the medical. they never sent you alone.
Rajkumar Singh November 29, 2011 at 7:02 pm

We do not walk with $7.50 in America, can somebody tell me why this guy walking around in Guyana $750.00, is he crazy or what.
Things happen, I see you people in Guyana walking around with alot of money and jewellery, boy it feels like home. We can’t try that down here. We walk around with plastic if we have one, if we don’t put you $2 in you breif or bossom. In NY their is theif every where name it, home invasion everytime you turn on the news, its real crazy down here. We hear on the news so much story, you just wish you were in Guyana, you people have it good down there. Enjoyed it until the embassy call you for your visa.
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Jai Sharma November 30, 2011 at 2:50 pm

Wish you well Benji

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