A robbery suspect was left hospitalised on Friday after he was chased down and cornered by a woman who he and two others robbed in an attack at Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), three bandits on Friday afternoon robbed the woman of over $300,000 in cash and other valuables as she was returning home from a bank.
The attack occurred around 2.34 pm.
After being robbed, police said, the victim chased after the bandits car in her vehicle and forced them into a nearby drain.
This resulted in the capture of one of the bandits, while his two other accomplices escaped on foot.
According to a GPF report, the victim was returning home from a Diamond, EBD bank. As she turned onto her bridge to enter her yard, the police said, she observed a car, bearing registration number PNN 6481, stopping behind her vehicle.
Two bandits, including one armed with a handgun, exited the car as the driver remained seated.
The suspects approached the victim and demanded money from her.
The police said the victim resisted the men until one of them discharged a round in her direction. The bandits then snatched a brown envelope, which contained US$1500 in cash, which is equivalent to $290,000, an iPhone and several documents. They then rejoined the getaway car and drove away.
However, the police said the victim followed the car and managed to forced the vehicle into a nearby drain.
One of the suspects was caught with the help of public-spirited citizens and handed over to the police.
The police were summoned and the stolen items, including the cash, was recovered in the getaway car. Other items, including two cell phones, were also found in the car.
According to the police, an examination of the getaway car revealed that registration number PTT 7930 was engraved on several parts, while HC 7472 was seen under the number plate.
Meanwhile, the injured suspect was escorted to the Diamond Diagnostic Hospital for medical attention.
