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East Bank Rice Depot targeted again by gunmen

Nov 07, 2012 News

 

 

For the second time in two weeks gunmen have targeted the East Bank Rice Depot making good their escape with cash.
According to reports, at around 14:20 hours, two gunmen entered the Soesdyke business place, held an employee at gunpoint, and forced her to hand over cash. This publication was told that the two men pretended to be customers.
“I was sitting chatting with one of the porters and he get up and went to the back and me alone left at the desk and then two boys come in and ask for broiler starter and I didn’t pay them no mind because I recognize them,” an employee told this publication.
The female employee, who asked not to be identified, said one of the men then pulled out a gun and ordered that she hand over all the money.
“I tell them we ain’t got no money and then one turn and tell the other one leh we shoot she and I go to run, but he scramble me back by my hair and I open the drawer and give them all the money.”
The employee said that the men then heard a noise from the back of the building and decided to flee.
“Like somebody de coming to the front and after they hear the noise they start leaving, but one go to pull me, and he say come gimme a kiss and I pull away and they run away.”
This publication was told that the men only made off with about $20,000.
On October 24, last, the very business place was attacked and a labourer beaten severely by two gunmen.  Mark Butler, 44, of Swan Turn, Soesdyke/Linden Highway, suffered injuries to his head and other parts of his body. Reports are that during that attack, the two gunmen stormed the premises held the cashier at gunpoint and physically assaulted the worker before escaping with more than half a million dollars.

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