FORTY-six-year-old vendor Walter Drakes of Smyth Street was bicycling along Croal Street, Georgetown at about 01:30 hrs on March 17, 2015 when he was attacked by a man armed with two cutlasses.The perpetrator took away a bag containing confectionery and escaped, but quick response by the police on receipt of the report led to the arrest of the suspect and recovery of the stolen articles in a confrontation at Hadfield Street, during which the suspect attacked the police with the cutlasses and was shot to his legs.
The suspect, who gave his name as Gully Ross, is under police guard at the GPHC, where he was admitted for medical treatment.
(Michel Outridge)