Dear Editor,

I AM forced to bring to the attention the following incident I observed on Sunday, August 30, 2020 on the premises of the Demico Outlet downtown, Georgetown.

I walked by the Demico Building towards The Guyana Police Force Mobile Unit and all of a sudden, I heard loud voices of females behind and as I turned around, I observed a confrontation of a female and others on the premises of the DEMICO Outlet. I was clueless as to what was happening and then I saw a female of dark complexion, about 5′ 6′ in height, very short hair and dirty looking, running towards my direction. I stepped aside and saw a mob chasing her and I distinctly heard voices from the mob saying, ‘she just juk some women and she only playing mad.’

I stood there looking at the female being chased as she ran upstairs to the mobile unit and tried to close the door behind her from the mob that was chasing her. I didn’t venture closer, but I overheard the mob which got closer saying, “look how she juk up them women and she ain’t mad, she playing mad.”

I then observed two females, assisted by public-spirited citizens, being taken to the mobile unit for the police officers to have a look at what the suspect just did. It appeared the two females were harmed and shortly after, an ambulance arrived and took the two females away. Perhaps to the hospital.

This all happened mid-morning because I headed off to my destination of Parika and reached there a few minutes before noon.

Thanks to those public-spirited citizens who came to the rescue of the two injured females.

I have always said via the press over the years that the government of the day needs to clean the city of the homeless, vagrants, mentally challenged persons etc.
Who would have been held responsible if those two females had died from the wounds they sustained?

Perhaps the Guyana Police Force, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, can educate the public on what happened to the two injured females.

The Ministry of Social Cohesion, which I think overlooks these people on the streets, needs to urgently address this situation. Perhaps I am incorrect with the ministry, but can someone forward this observation to the relevant ministry.

Yours Faithfully
T.Pemberton