WELL-KNOWN city restaurateur Zhenjz Su, who operated Jade Stone Chinese Restaurant, popularly known as the ‘Black Chiney Restaurant’, at Mandela Avenue, Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was murdered in his home early yesterday morning during an armed robbery.The man’s wife, 32-year-old Fei Su, endured a terrible battering at the hands of the bandits, and has been hospitalised. Up to press time, her condition was listed as serious. She was mostly beaten in the face in the presence of her two children, who were unharmed during the ordeal.

Fei Su has lost some teeth due to the ordeal, which she feels was orchestrated by persons who are familiar with the couple and their business.

Zhenjz Su’s house, below which his business is operated, was invaded by several robbers at about 03:00 hrs on August 7, 2015, when the armed bandits descended on the couple and demanded money. They began beating Su’s sleeping wife before taking him to the kitchen, where he was also beaten, chopped, bound, gagged and left for dead.

The bandits took away an undisclosed amount of cash from the residence.

After the robbers left, Fei Su went in search of her husband, and she found him lifeless on the kitchen floor with chop wounds to his head. His feet were tied and his mouth gagged.

This homicide came as a total shock to many, including Su’s many friends who frequent the restaurant and had become friends with him.

Some took to social media Facebook to condemn the killing as they reflected upon their friendship, describing Su as a very friendly, kind-hearted person, who was always up for a chat.

Crime Chief Wendell Blanhum said no arrests have yet been made, but sleuths have re-visited the crime scene and are doing some work. He added that they are trying to review footage from a surveillance camera that is in the building, because it may have captured the incident.

From all accounts, the bandits spent a while inside the premises assaulting the couple separately before they escaped with the loot.

The couple had been operating the business for some time now, and had become friends with their customers, as the premises had become a popular ‘liming’ spot for many. (Michel Outridge)