A 46-year-old salesman of Timerhri, East Bank Demerara, was on Monday beaten and robbed at Charity by two known men.

The incident occurred around 21:30hrs. According to information reaching the Guyana Chronicle, the salesman Troy Crawford was walking heading to Lovern’s Shop in the Charity area when he was attacked and robbed.

He told the police that whilst walking, he saw a man named “Rabbi” walking on the pave and he called out to him. He said after that the man came up to him and started to chuck him to his stomach; the man then picked up a piece of wood and dealt him one lash to his forehead, causing him to fall to the ground. As he was on the ground, a second man ran through his pockets and stole $24,000; both men then fled the scene. Crawford then made his way to the Charity Police Station and made a report. He was then escorted to the Oscar Joseph Hospital at Charity, where he was seen by doctors. One of the suspects was later arrested by police and is now in custody.