The police say that they have arrested two persons who allegedly mugged an 18-year-old at around 11 am yesterday at Mandir Street De Willem, West Coast Demerara.
The muggers carted off $110,000 in valuables, including a cellphone and wristwatch.
The two suspects, ages 23 and 34, both from Meten-Meer-Zorg, WCD, relieved the teenager of:
** One Samsung Galaxy A71 valued at $110,000
** One black Tommy brand wristwatch valued at $2,000
** One black wallet valued at $3,000
** One driver’s licence, in favour of the victim, valued at $4,500.
Enquiries, police say, disclosed that the victim was walking home when the two suspects approached him on a bicycle, one of whom held a cutlass to his neck and demanded that he hand over the articles mentioned, which he did.
The suspects then escaped and later returned and demanded that he provide the password for his cellphone. The victim gave the password to the robbers.
The police were informed and, acting on information received went to the two suspects. They were both told of the allegation, cautioned and they took the ranks to a location in Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara, where the articles were recovered.
The two suspects were arrested and escorted to the Leonora Police Station, where they were placed in custody pending further investigation.
