A Kitty, Georgetown shop owner and taxi operator on Saturday recounted the horror of being beaten and robbed of his car by three armed attackers at Atlantic Ville, East Coast Demerara early last week. Bridgenandand Persaud, of Dowding Street, Kitty, who operated at the Stabroek Market area for the past 15 years, is yet to locate his Silver-grey Toyota Premio with registration plates HC 7851. Persaud said he purchased the vehicle just six weeks ago
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In an interview with Guyana Times, Persaud recalled that at about 15:00h on Tuesday last, two men hired him at Stabroek Market and requested to be taken at Atlantic Ville, ECD. He related that he did not think anything was amiss but moments after he entered the Atlantic Ville area and before the men could pay, they each pulled guns and wrestled him.
“The one at de front pull up to de window and pull out a gun from a small gift bag and placed it to my head but I didn’t want to come out de car. I hold on pun de steering and he pulled me out de vehicle. The others came around, pulled me and take away de key, they drive away with de car,” the man explained.
The taxi driver also said that he was beaten to his back and head. After the ordeal, Persaud lodged a complaint at the Sparendaam Police Station, giving Police a description of his attackers and the weapons that they used.
Based on information received, he had travelled to Mahaica, ECD, thereafter to Berbice to track down his car and would have stopped at the Police stations along the way but the ranks were unaware of the carjacking.
His two-day search from Tuesday to Wednesday and a subsequent search on Friday all proved futile. Police however disclosed that the car drove West from the area towards Georgetown.
Persaud said some five years ago, he was almost robbed while plying his trade around Agricultural Road, Mon Repos, ECD, but he drew a weapon and managed to avoid that robbery. The businessman stated that he is still shaken up by Tuesday’s carjacking, telling Guyana Times he believes the Police should have done more to assist him in retrieving his vehicle.
“Nobody anit come or call my phone or update me and I feel hurt because the Police never call and say to go somewhere and look around. No Police never advised me anything,” the father of four claimed.
He added that his family became worried after his ordeal and noted that it has put a strain on all of them.
Meanwhile, Commander of C Division (East Coast Demerara) Calvin Brutus told this publication on Saturday that investigations into the matter are continuing, confirming that Police are working with the description that Persaud provided.
“We are collaborating with the other divisions to recover the car,” Brutus explained.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the motor vehicle is asked to contact the nearest Police station
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