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Mahaica man killed during robbery
A 26-year-old man is dead following yet another brazen robbery, this time at Supply Mahaica, East Coast Demerara. Dead is Omadatt Vickey Persaud of Fourth Street Supply Mahaica, ECD.
According to reports Persaud was at home with relatives when tragedy struck. Family members related that three armed bandits invaded the home and there was a scuffle between Persaud and one of
The vehicle in which Persaud was transported to the hospital.
the bandits.
He was shot to the forehead and died before receiving medical attention at the Georgetown Public Hospital. Persaud’s brother-in-law who is vacationing in Guyana was grazed by a bullet. He too was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital where he was treated, but subsequently took his own discharge.
According to reports, the man went to a private institution for medical attention. Up to press time the police crime scene investigators were at the home. The dead man’s mother was still in a state of shock. Neighbours recalled seeing three men walking in the area last evening just before the robbery.
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