Police still on the hunt for second Port Mourant robber 

Police are on the hunt for the second bandit involved in the Saturday morning robbery at the Port Mourant Market, Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne).

The News Room reported on Saturday that one of two bandits involved in an attempted robbery at a jewelry store at the market died; the second robber managed to flee.

Additional details on the incident have emerged.

Daniel Dass, 31, operates a jewelry stall in the market. At about 09:15 hrs, the robbers confronted Dass and an assistant. One of the bandits, 18-year-old Parmand Pertab called Mikey, wielded a cutlass and reportedly chopped the assistant.

Meanwhile, the second suspect, armed with a handgun, instructed the businessman and his assistant to lie on the ground. They complied, and the robbers filled a blue string bag with silver and gold jewelry before fleeing on foot.

The businessman later raised an alarm, attracting market patrons who tried to stop the robbers. In response, the armed suspect fired three shots, injuring a bystander in his right leg and left thigh.

That bystander has been identified as Mark Lovell.

The armed bandit managed to flee the scene.

Pertab, still carrying the cutlass and the blue bag with the stolen jewelry, was confronted by several people at the market.

They managed to relieve him of his weapon, retrieve the stolen jewelry, and hand it over to the Police.

All stolen items were recovered and accounted for, Police said. During the confrontation, however, Pertab sustained multiple injuries and collapsed.

Both the injured bystander and Pertab were taken to Port Mourant Public Hospital. Pertab later succumbed to his injuries during treatment while Lovell, was treated and later discharged himself.

A Police examination of Pertab’s body revealed one chop wound on his right hand and two on his upper back. His body was then transported to Ramoo Funeral Home, where it awaits a post-mortem examination.