A 43-year-old financial director and his 30-year-old spouse were on Wednesday morning the victims of a robbery under arms.

According to a police report, at about 02:30hrs the two were attacked by five males, two of whom were armed with handguns, at their Republic Park, East Bank Demerara (EBD) home. They were robbed of a quantity of jewellery, several electronic gadgets, documents and other valuables.

Investigations revealed that the male victim had responded to a sound from the house alarm which he had activated before retiring to bed. He was confronted by a male suspect who struck him on his head with an instrument. Soon after, the suspect was joined by his accomplices who held the couple, and their 10-month-old daughter, at gunpoint, ransacked the house and escaped via an eastern glass-door.

Police promptly responded and combed the area, but the suspects were not seen. The scene has been processed. No arrests have as yet been made.