Armed bandits yesterday afternoon invaded an auto repair shop at Industrial Site, Ruimveldt during which they assaulted two Chinese nationals and carted off cash, other valuables and two licenced firearms.
Commander of ‘A’ Division, Marlon Chapman confirmed the incident which occurred around 2:30 pm. He said an investigation has since been launched and the police were up to yesterday afternoon trying to locate the suspects.
The two injured persons: a customer and an employee were taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH) for medical attention. They were beaten and gun-butted.
According to reports reaching Stabroek News, four men armed with firearms, cutlasses and other weapons invaded the business and began to assault the employees and customer demanding that they hand over their valuables.
The victims abided and some of them were assaulted before the bandits, whose faces were concealed, fled the scene in two motor cars.
A customer related to reporters that he had just arrived at the workshop to repair his vehicle when the attack occurred.
An employee said “one of them telling the other one let we go along but he turn and seh no we got to get something before we lef hay suh”.
Yesterday’s attack on the Chinese-owned business was the first since it was established.
