Two armed bandits sparked terror in Canal Number Two early yesterday morning when they broke into two houses on the Conservancy Dam, assaulting occupants including small children, before escaping into the thick bush with a quantity of items including jewellery.
The area where the incident occurred is very dark at nights and the residents of that area issued a call for street lights and the clearing of the thick bush that surrounds the community.
One of the victims, Rookmin Dilip Hinds told Stabroek News last evening that they are still tramautized after being choked, gun butted, threatened and robbed by the gunmen.
At the time of the incident which occurred around 1 am, Hinds and her three children where sleeping at her mother’s house which is located a few metres away. The woman explained that she was there because her husband and father were away at sea.
Reports reaching this newspaper are that one of the bandits had a `long gun’ while the other had a `small gun’.
The men first broke into Hinds’ home and ransacked it before bundling up some clothing and other items.
They then broke into the other house which is a few metres away where Hinds, her children, mother and grandmother were asleep and collected a bag in which they packed the items.
The bandits then invaded the house with the sleeping occupants where they tied up the six occupants and placed them in one room.
Hinds’ told Stabroek News that gunmen rapped netting around her 72-year-old grandmother’s mouth while demanding cash and jewels.
