Venezuelan robbed at Sparendaam 

A 22-year-old Venezuelan national was robbed of his motorcycle on Friday by two men at Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara.

In a release, Police said the man was robbed around 04:00 hrs.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim was proceeding home on a motorcycle with another man when they were confronted by two males on another motorcycle.

“One of the suspects, who was reportedly armed with a cutlass, dismounted and confronted the victims. During the encounter, one of the victims engaged the armed suspect in a scuffle; however, the suspect mounted the victims’ motorcycle, while the other suspect mounted the motorcycle on which they had arrived. Both suspects then escaped in an eastern direction on the two motorcycles,” Police said.

No arrests have been made as yet but investigations are ongoing.