Gunmen
flee robbery scene empty handed
RAMPUR
VILLAGE,
CORENTYNE
– Police at Springlands are investigating what is
believed to be an attempted robbery of a teenager.
According
to reports, about 20:40 hours on Sunday,
19-year old Jennifer Rampersaud of
Lot 43 Rampur Village on the Corentyne, was injured
during the alleged attack.
The
teen was said to be alone at home when two masked men,
one of whom was armed with a cutlass and the other a
gun, entered the building through an eastern doorway
which was left ajar.
A gun
The men confronted Jennifer
Rampersaud and demanded money and jewellery. The
intruders found nothing after searching the home, and lashed
out at the woman with the cutlass
(example below), then escaped.
A cutlass
She sustained injuries to the head and shoulder and
had to be treated at Skeldon Hospital.
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