Two brothers were killed Monday night–one shot dead at point blank range to the head by one of four robbers– at Bush Lot Village, East Berbice, Corentyne.
The attack occurred between 20:00- 21:00 hrs.

The dead men have been identified as Premchand Samaroo called ‘Tully,” a labourer and a father of two and Harichand Samaroo, an older brother who was initially hospitalised at the Port Mourant Hospital. Relatives said the killers are men from the area.

Premchand Samaroo was at his mother’s home, having just returned from an outing with his two children in Rose Hall earlier in the day and preparing to share a drink with his brother and a family friend, when four masked men armed with guns stormed the home, firing shots indiscriminately and demanding cash.

According to the men’s mother, Iris Samaroo, 67, they were sitting under the house and eating when they heard what appeared to be firecrackers coming from the back of the yard. “Tully” then went to investigate and came face to face with the bandits and he was shot.

“He did sit down and eat food in the kitchen when we hear something like bomb coming from the backyard, so Tully went to see what happen and tell me to go bring the torchlight and he walk go. Me hear he holler run and hide and then one gunshot” the distraught woman related.

Her older son, Harichand Samaroo, also went to investigate and was badly beaten by the bandits. He suffered injuries about his body. The men then demanded cash and proceeded to broadside Munilall Roberts Kumar, 72, who only came into the country the day prior.
They were given a bag containing USD $350 and $20,000 GYD along with some jewellery but the men said that was not enough and proceeded to beat the males about their bodies before leaving.

When this newspaper arrived on the scene, the police had just arrived and were conducting their investigations. The body of Premchand was still lying face down next to the house with blood oozing from his mouth; some of his teeth were scattered on the ground.

Kumar told investigators he saw three men, two of whom had guns– one long and one short. He described the men as “skinny” and they appeared to be between the ages of 16 and 25. He was beaten with a machete and asked to hand over the US currency.