TWO bandits on a CG motorcycle were caught in East La Penitence, Georgetown, minutes after robbing an accountant at Tower Suites, Main Street, Wednesday afternoon.A 63-year-old security guard was grazed on his abdomen by a bullet, which was fired from a gun by one of the bandits; he was treated and admitted to a city hospital. The two men in their 20s are in police custody and will be placed on ID parade today.

Reports reveal that the duo traced the accountant from a city bank where he made a withdrawal of almost $3M. According to an eyewitness, one of the bandits was on foot running towards the taxi which had stopped at Tower Suites car park. He then discharged his gun, ran up to the taxi and smashed the windscreen on the passenger’s side before grabbing the bag containing the cash from the accountant.

“Since the taxi stopped at Hotel Tower a man with a gun run up to the taxi and lash the windscreen and grab a bag and run,” the eyewitness said.

The bandit then ran towards his accomplice and jumped onto an unregistered CG motorcycle before fleeing to East La Penitence. A prompt response by the police resulted in the men being cornered at Front Road, East La Penitence, forcing them to jump into a nearby trench where they decided to toss the gun and cash. However, the bag containing the cash was recovered, but the firearm was not found.

Police also retrieved the ID card of the accountant, which was inside the bag filled with cash. The men were found hiding in a nearby yard and a search of the house in the yard revealed that there were stolen items being stored there. As such, a woman was also taken into police custody.