A SEVENTY-THREE-year-old man jumped off his balcony to flee three bandits who were trying to invade his home late Wednesday night.

In the end, Lalta Mohabir, called “Lutch,” of 13 Alness Village, East Berbice-Corentyne, suffered a broken ankle. According to reports, around 23:30hrs on Wednesday, Mohabir, who lives alone was awakened by the sound of glass breaking.

As he got up, he armed himself with a cutlass to ward off the three bandits. However, the noise intensified coming from an eastern side door and his widows on the said side being broken.

Fearing for his life, the overseas-based Guyanese hurriedly exited through a western side door and then jumped off his balcony injuring his ankle in the process. However, this did not stop him as he continued to run through his yard then scaled his neighbour’s fence and raised an alarm.

The neighbours upon hearing his shouts called the police, by which time the bandits made good their escape after being unable to enter the heavily grilled house. Mohabir was taken to the Port Mourant Hospital, where he was referred to the New Amsterdam Hospital. He was later treated and sent away.