Corentyne family says men barged into house, police refused to take report

A family of  seven, who were terrorized for an hour on Thursday night by three men claiming to be police officers, says that police at the Springlands Police Station refused to take their statements when they went to make a report and they immediately travelled to Georgetown to lodge a complaint. Stabroek  News was unable to elicit a response from the police yesterday to the complaint.

Shameer Sattaur, 24, of Crabwood Creek, Corentyne and members of his family, who travelled all the way from Berbice yesterday, told this news publication that around 9:30 pm on Thursday three men “with long guns” kicked down their gate, then the door to their house and made their way into their home. Sattaur explained that once inside the house,