Latest update June 3rd, 2026 12:40 AM
Accountant, taxi driver, fisheries supervisor robbed in separate incidents
An accountant attached to the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI), her taxi driver, and a supervisor attached to Prittipaul Singh Investment are the latest victims of armed robberies.
Louren Thomas, 29, of Block 2 Providence, East Bank Demerara (EBD) and taxi driver, Mark Horgobin of Duncan Street, Kitty, Georgetown were robbed of their phones and $20,000 cash around 20:30 hrs on Tuesday at Providence Housing Scheme by a lone gunman.
According to information received, the accountant left her work place in Horgobin’s taxi. While on Green Field Road, Providence, a male rode past the taxi and made a sudden stop in front of the car, forcing the driver to stop.
The suspect reportedly walked up to the car, pulled out his gun and struck the taxi driver to the head after which he grabbed the victims’ valuables and fled. There was no registration number on the motorcycle.
Meanwhile, 51-year-old Shafeek Azeez, a supervisor at Prittipaul Singh Investment was robbed of $40,000 in cash, a bird and cage around 06:45 hrs yesterday at the entrance of the company where he works, by two men on a CG motorcycle, CH 9420.
One of the bandits was armed with a gun while his accomplice was armed with pepper spray.
According to information received, the victim was riding on the eastern side of the Eccles Public Road, heading south when the two suspects rode past him. The victim then rode past them at M&M Snackette.
Just as Azeez was about to turn into the entrance of his workplace, he noticed the two suspects riding in front of him. They reportedly turned back and stopped him.
Reports are that the pillion rider dismounted the bike, pulled out a gun and pointed it to the victim.
His accomplice attempted to spray the victim with pepper spray but instead pushed his hand in the victim’s left side pocket, took out his wallet containing the cash and escaped.
No one has been arrested as yet.
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