THE Su Mamoo Restaurant in Bushlot Village, East-Berbice, Corentyne, was broken into by bandits in the wee hours of Tuesday morning and over $30,000 in cash was stolen.
At approximately 01:30hrs, three masked men, armed with a shotgun and a piece of 2X4 wood, broke into the upper flat of the two-storey building and held the two occupants hostage, while demanding money.

The men gained entry by smashing in a louvre window and hitting out the wooden bars with the 2X4, before holding the proprietor, Su Zhi Young and a relative, Sa Zhi Young at gunpoint. The duo were told to lie face down on the floor and were beaten by the men as they demanded cash. Despite handing over $30,000, the men continued to inflict blows on the duo demanding more. Still not satisfied, the bandits ransacked the house looking for valuables and eventually searched the occupants and removed $20,000 from Sa Zhi Young’s pocket.

The men eventually left through the same window from which they had entered and made good their escape. The police arrived shortly after and are investigating the incident. This is the third time that the proprietor, who is a naturalised Guyanese citizen, has been robbed since moving to this location.