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Brazilian businesswoman shot, robbed twice in four months
Brazilian businesswoman, Marcia Maria Martins, 47, was shot and robbed yesterday for the second time in four months.
This time the incident occurred on Regent Street at around 15:00hrs. Martins was shot in her right leg.
The woman was said to have been out shopping with her husband “Rakesh” when the incident occurred.
According to the man, they had just exited the Chinese store opposite Riaz Computer Services and were about to get into the car when the incident occurred.
Injured: Marcia Maria Martin
He explained that he had almost got into the driver’s seat of the vehicle when his wife who was walking towards the passenger door of the car, was approached by a skinny male who demanded her purse.
The man said that it was after his wife refused to hand over her purse to the man that she was shot in the foot.
“Rakesh” said that before he could do anything, the robber snatched the woman’s purse and ran away. He however noted that should he come across the man again, he will be able to positively identify him. The contents of the woman’s purse are still unclear.
Sales representatives of the Chinese store told Kaieteur News that they were sitting in front of the door just inches away from the woman when she was shot.
“We were sitting right here and we see when the man rush up to she and ask for her purse. The woman said no, and we see the man pull out a gun. We didn’t even wait for anything else. All ah we, even to we pregnant boss lady, rush inside and run fuh go to the back. But before we could reach deh, we hear the gun fire,” one employee said.
Another noted that just seconds after, the gunman ran away, and they came back outside only to find Martins lying on the ground with blood spewing out of her right foot.
“The man with the woman, I think is her husband, he tek off he shirt and quickly wrap up the woman foot and put her in the car,” one of the sales girls said.
Martins was treated for the single gunshot wound at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and discharged.
Martin was also shot to her hip and robbed on December 1, last, in, again, broad daylight at the corner of Cummings Street and South Road, where her business, the Sunflower Hotel, is located.
Kaieteur News understands that during the time of that incident, the security camera on the building was off. This drastically lessened the chances of police ever finding Martins attacker.
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