Minutes after school was dismissed on Thursday, a West Ruimveldt Primary School teacher found herself staring down the barrel of a gun as bandits attacked her in her classroom and robbed her of nearly $300,000 in cash, jewellery and electronics.
The traumatised teacher, who spoke to Stabroek News on the condition of anonymity, could have lost much more in the attack, during which the men tried to shoot her and stab her as well.
Even though school had just been dismissed and scores of students were in the school yard, the armed bandits walked into the