East Bank Demerara : East Bank Demerara : A bandit who was shot by the police while escaping from a robbery scene is being listed stable at the Georgetown Hospital under guard.
The police yesterday afternoon responded to a report of break and enter on the home of Sales Manager of Trans Pacific Auto Sales Dinesh Singh at Block ‘Y’, Golden Grove, EBD. Upon arrival at the scene, the two ranks saw three men exiting the premises. One of the ranks held on to one of the men, while the other two ran in different directions.The other rank gave chase behind one of the perpetrators during which he was attacked with an iron claw-bar, forcing him to resort to the use of force and the man was shot to his right hip.The injured suspect was identified as Sean Brewster, 27 years of West Ruimveldt Housing Scheme, Georgetown.The other suspect who was held is in police custody, while the third perpetrator managed to escape.It was subsequently reported that the perpetrators broke into a safe and carried away $400,000.00 and a quantity of jewellery.
