SDA Church members attacked in Guyana
Corentyne (GUYANA), (Stabroek News), July 3, 2007: Bandits on Sunday night attacked and robbed two members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church at Eversham, Corentyne, just after the vehicle they were travelling in developed engine problems.
The robbers, one of whom was armed with a handgun also sexually assaulted the woman during their rampage.
The two, who were attending a religious function in the area, were left abandoned in their car, which the bandits managed to restart and drove some distance away.
Police in a press release said that around 22:00 hrs on Sunday, a man who hails from an East Bank Demerara village and a female member of the Seven Day Adventist Church, who were both attending a religious function at Eversham, Corentyne, were attacked and robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.
Investigations revealed that the two victims were in a motor vehicle on their way to visit another church member when the vehicle developed engine problems.
While stranded on the road, they were attacked by the men who robbed them of two cell phones, their wristwatches and $15,000.
The release said it was further reported that the two bandits managed to get the vehicle started, after which they placed the victims in the trunk and took them to an area along the Corentyne where the female was sexually assaulted. They were later abandoned in the vehicle at Bloomfield, Corentyne.
The matter is being investigated, the release added.
Corentyne (GUYANA), (Stabroek News), July 3, 2007: Bandits on Sunday night attacked and robbed two members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church at Eversham, Corentyne, just after the vehicle they were travelling in developed engine problems.
The robbers, one of whom was armed with a handgun also sexually assaulted the woman during their rampage.
The two, who were attending a religious function in the area, were left abandoned in their car, which the bandits managed to restart and drove some distance away.
Police in a press release said that around 22:00 hrs on Sunday, a man who hails from an East Bank Demerara village and a female member of the Seven Day Adventist Church, who were both attending a religious function at Eversham, Corentyne, were attacked and robbed by two men, one of whom was armed with a handgun.
Investigations revealed that the two victims were in a motor vehicle on their way to visit another church member when the vehicle developed engine problems.
While stranded on the road, they were attacked by the men who robbed them of two cell phones, their wristwatches and $15,000.
The release said it was further reported that the two bandits managed to get the vehicle started, after which they placed the victims in the trunk and took them to an area along the Corentyne where the female was sexually assaulted. They were later abandoned in the vehicle at Bloomfield, Corentyne.
The matter is being investigated, the release added.
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