–before handing him over to the police

TWENTY-three-year-old Ronaldo Parris is currently in police custody after being beaten by residents in the ‘C’ Field, Sophia, Georgetown, area for allegedly breaking into the home of a 53-year-old woman and assaulting her.

According to the police, Ms Hyacinth La Cruz was awakened in the wee hours of the morning on Thursday by strange noises coming from the direction of her dining room area at her lot 467 ‘C’ Field, Sophia home.

Upon checking to see what all the commotion was about, she was confronted by two strange men armed with knives, who physically attacked her and demanded cash and jewellery.

Her first instinct was to resist, which she did, and managed in the process to raise an alarm, which alerted her neighbours that something was amiss.
Sure enough, they did come to her rescue and managed to capture Parris, who lives in the same village, ‘red-handed’ in the house and gave him a sound thrashing before handing him over to the police.

The victim, on the other hand, had to seek medical attention for the laceration to her right hand and abrasions about her body she sustained while fighting the bandits off.
The men reportedly gained entry into La Cruz’s home by breaking the door down.
However, his accomplice, who the police has so far identified as ‘Daniels’, is currently being sought as the investigation continues.

According to the police, Parris currently has several break-and-enter matters before the court, and just Wednesday, a burglary charge against him was dismissed for want of prosecution after the victim refused to offer evidence.

The magistrate in that matter, the police said, had particularly warned Parris before dismissing him to be of his best behavior, since he was not yet out of the woods.
Obviously, the magistrate’s warning fell on deaf ears as, mere hours later, the felon was caught in La Cruz’s home, wearing the same clothing he wore earlier in the day when he went to court.

The Guyana Police Force has since taken the opportunity to applaud the residents of ‘C’ Field Sophia for their bravery in confronting and apprehending one of the suspects and for supporting law enforcement.