The police in Regional Division Three are investigating an alleged robbery under arms which was committed on Insaf Zakir called “Gaddafi”, a 26-year-old taxi driver of Tuschen East Bank Essequibo (EDE), which occurred about 23:10hrs last night at Crane Housing Scheme, West Coast Demerara.
The victim told police that he was at Tuschen car park when he was approached by an identifiable female holding a baby and two identifiable males requesting to be taken to Best Village, West Coast Demerara.
However, as they were in the vicinity of Crane Housing Scheme, the male who was seated behind the driver grabbed him by his neck and demanded that he hand over his valuables. As the victim resisted, the said male pulled out a knife and dealt him several stabs to his chest. The other man then relieved the victim of his Samsung Galaxy A20 cellular phone valued at $48,000.00 and they all made good their escape on foot.
The police were informed and responded by taking the victim to the West Demerara Regional Hospital, where he was seen and examined by a doctor and transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he is presently hospitalized in a stable condition.
Checks were made for the perpetrators but they were not found. Investigations are ongoing.
