TWENTY-year-old Anthony Dharamraj and 18-year-old Anisa Issehani of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara were walking on the University of Guyana Access Road at about 00:30h on Sunday when they were attacked by two men, one of whom was armed with a pair of shears.Besides dealing their victims several lashes, the men robbed the duo of a cellular phone valued $60,000 and $20,000 in cash.

The matter was reported to the police, whose swift action led to the arrest of the men with the stolen items and the shears allegedly used during the commission of the crime.

Police also escorted the victims to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where they were treated for their injuries and sent away.