Two cousins were robbed and assaulted by two men at a stall along the Charity Public Road on the Essequibo Coast.
The injured persons were identified as Rolin Benn, a fisherman and Kunraj Benn, both of Charity Extension Scheme, Essequibo.
According to the Police, the incident occurred on Tuesday at about 01:30hrs and investigations revealed that Rolin and Kunraj, along with a female were at Joey’s Stall in Charity imbibing, when they were approached by a male who requested that the cousins purchase a beer for him. They refused.
Immediately after, another male approached the gathering and suddenly started cuffing Rolin about his head, while his accomplice threw a beer bottle at the victim, causing him to suffer injuries to his face. During the brawl, one of the men, only known as ‘Chicken’ stabbed Rolin in his back with a scissors.
The other suspect took out $25,000 from the victim’s right side pants pocket, while ‘Chicken’ took out a grey ZTE cellular phone valued $25,000 from the victim’s left side pocket.
Rolin then fell to the ground and was further assaulted by several other persons. The police said that in his attempt to stop the assault, Kunraj was stabbed in his chest area by one of the attackers.
As a result, both victims sought medical attention at the Oscar Joseph District Hospital, where they were seen by a doctor on duty. Rolin was treated and sent away, while Kunraj was admitted a patient and was later transferred to the Suddie Public Hospital where his condition is listed as stable.
A report was later made to the police by one of the victim and checks were made for the suspects. Contact was eventually made and the suspects were apprehended and positively identified as the two persons who assaulted the cousins.
Further investigations are said to be ongoing.
