Mon Repos goldsmith Mahendra Persaud was beaten with an iron bar and robbed by two men after he went to Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara (ECD) to buy raw gold.
Minutes after the robbery, public-spirited citizens at Ann’s Grove were able to capture one of the perpetrators. The second suspect was later arrested by police. Both men remained in custody yesterday.
The incident, this newspaper understands, occurred between 12pm and 1pm yesterday at the Ann’s Grove Seawall area. Persaud, a senior police source told Stabroek News, received a call on his cellular phone. A male caller told him that they had gotten his