Armed bandits terrorise, rob Prospect family

The window the bandits used to gain access to the premise

Three armed, masked men launched an attack on an East Bank Demerara family early yesterday morning, leaving one person wounded and the others traumatised, while robbing them of millions. However, quick action by the police resulted in the arrest of one suspect.

Businessman Kalicharran Surujpaul, 43, of 205 School Street, Prospect, East Bank Demerara had returned from a wedding sometime around 23:00 hrs on Sunday and decided to sleep downstairs in his two-storey home. He awakened sometime around 03:00 hrs yesterday only to realise that he wasn’t alone in his bottom flat.

Three masked individuals had gained access through a window by removing the glass and opening the