KEVON Carter was left in a tramautised state following an armed robbery while he was a passenger in a minibus on his way home on Sunday night.

The 21-year-old security officer told this publication that he entered a route 42 minibus at the East Bank Demerara Park for home at Diamond, which departed the city with a bus full of passengers.

He explained that on the journey a young man told the conductor he wanted to disembark the bus when they reached Middle Street, Mc Doom.

Carter said the would-be bandit, who was seated next to him in the back seat of the bus snatched his bag while the other robber relieved a female bank employee of her handbag at gunpoint and fled the scene into the village.

The incident took place around 19:00 hrs after which the minibus driver refused to stop at Agricola Police Station for a report to be filed; as such, the victims were taken to Providence Police Station.

Carter said his bag contained his uniform, his wallet with his National Insurance card, identification card and money.

He also made a report of the robbery at the Ruimveldt Police Station, because ranks at the Providence Police Station told him they did not have a vehicle to accompany him in Mc Doom after he received word that the youths are from the area and his bag with his things was observed strewn on a bridge in that village.

Carter added that after the incident he is still reeling from shock and was unable to report for work until Thursday.

(Michel Outridge)