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.
Suspect in robbery of Brazilian woman apprehended
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