Two women were on Monday robbed by armed bandits at the “Wild Caught Fresh” Fish Depot located at Meadow Bank Wharf, Georgetown.
The incident occurred at around 17:00hrs. The victims are 43-year-old Renita Joseph of Onderneeming, West Bank Demerara (WBD) and 19-year-old Ariel Mangar of Prospect, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
According to a brief statement from the Guyana Police Force (GPF), the woman were robbed by two unidentifiably men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.
The police said a large quantity of cash as well as other valuables including cellphones and jewellery were stolen by the two perpetrators who escaped on a Honda XR motorcycle.
No arrests have been made but investigations are ongoing.
---
