A man is in police custody following a cutlass robbery committed on a Brazilian woman as she was walking along Fourth Avenue in Bartica on Saturday.
Police said at about 18:45h, the woman was attacked and robbed of her handbag by a man armed with a cutlass.
The handbag contained cash and documents.

The police responded promptly to the report, and based on a description of the robber, they cornered a suspect in a yard. On seeing the police approaching, the suspect dropped the handbag and fled, but was pursued and apprehended.
The handbag and documents were retrieved.
Charges will be made shortly.