A lone gunman robbed and terrorized a Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (EBD) family in the wee hours of Monday morning causing a mother and her daughters to abandon their house which they are renting.

Forty-nine-year-old Marcia Fredericks was in her yard waiting for a taxi to take a relative to Parika when a masked gunman jumped the fence and grabbed her hair dragging her into the house.

Ms. Fredericks said she was gun-butted as the bandit demanded cash, something which she told him was unavailable and not in her possession.

Her two daughters then began screaming, one sprinted for cover while the other confronted the gunman who threatened to shoot her.

Realizing things were getting out of control; the woman related to the gunman that she had no money, and instead he snatched her phone and ran into the yard shooting in the direction of a dog.

The bandit then made good his escape on foot. The ordeal which lasted several minutes ended with neighbours assisting the family as police visited hours later.

The family expressed fear at returning to the house as police investigations continue.