Georgetown : Prime Minister Samuel Hinds today visited People’s National Congress (PNC) General Secretary Oscar Clarke at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) after surviving gunshots last night’s robbery at his home. He has been assured that his injuries, which include gunshot wounds to the leg and groin, are not life threatening.
Clarke considers himself a lucky survivor, recalling the near death experience to Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, who is performing the duties of president.
Mr. Hinds expressed best wishes for a speedy recovery.
A high-spirited but still traumatised Clarke showed Mr. Hinds lacerations he suffered to his head after repeated gun-butts by one of two bandits that ambushed him, and the wounds he sustained from the gunshots after he attempted to retaliate.
He recalled trying to engage his assailants in conversation to ascertain the motive behind the attack even as he was being struck in the head repeatedly by the robbers who he believes were trying desperately to subdue him to unconsciousness before carrying out the robbery.
“I’m a fighter, they couldn’t knock me out,” Clarke told the Prime Minister who commended him for his valiance.
The bandits also restrained Clarke’s wife, son and daughter-in-law who were the other occupants of the home at the time. Following the ordeal, Clarke said he was rushed to the St Josephs Mercy Hospital but had to be referred to the GPHC after it was discovered that an x-ray machine at St Joseph’s was out of order.
“I think things went very well here (GPHC)… I think they were well organised. When I got in here, all the requisite people were here,” Clarke said.
Pre-emptive surgery services were also in waiting when Clarke arrived, but fortunately for the PNC General Secretary, the x-ray results and examination ruled out the necessity since no critical organs were hit.
One of the bullets is still lodged in Clarke’s leg but he was told that there is no need to worry.
He told the Acting President that his fortune was secured in his belief in prayers and the fact that “his time didn’t come,” but was disturbed by the fact that his attackers, one of whom he was able to see, is a youngster in his 20s.
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