Latest update October 15th, 2026 10:30 AM
Porter, 18, admits stealing over $1M from sister
An 18-year-old porter is in police custody, following the break and enter and larceny, committed on the dwelling house of Samanta Cummings, of the Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast on Saturday.
Roy Cummings, the 18-year-old suspect, is a porter at Charity Back Street, Pomeroon. This publication understands that the suspect is the brother of the victim.
According to reports, some- time around 01:30 hrs. on Saturday, the suspect broke into his sister’s home and stole over $1 million in cash and valuables. Missing is 34 pennyweight of raw gold, two gold chains, one gold ring, $620,000 in cash and one Samsung cell phone.
Kaieteur News understands that the victim would usually keep monies, raw gold and jewelery in a safe, with an installed combination lock. The said safe would be kept under her bed in the bedroom.
Kaieteur News understands that on Friday, the woman placed some money into the safe. Also in the safe was 34 pennyweight of raw gold two gold chains and one gold ring.
On Saturday, the woman was awakened by her husband, who informed her that the door on the lower flat was open. What appeared to have been bloodstain was also seen in the yard.
Acting on information received, the woman and her husband went to a Hotel, where she met her brother in a room with a female Venezuelan.
There the couple discovered that Cummings was bleeding from a wound to his forehead. A report was made at the Charity Police Station and Roy Cummings was arrested and taken into custody.
Cummings eventually admitted to committing the offence, and later took police to a location next to the Charity Hospital. There checks were made for the safe but none was found. Further information received led the victim to the Charity back street in the market area, where what appeared to be bloodstains were seen next to a stall area.
There the stolen phone was found along with a black plastic bag, containing $176,000 cash, two gold chains and 19pennyweight of raw gold.
The police then went to a street leading to the Charity back street and a grey safe, which was positively identified by the victim as her own, was found on the western side of the said street. The suspect is presently in custody pending charges.
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