A Bush Lot Farm Corentyne Berbice family was plunged into mourning after two members of that family were killed by bandits last evening.
The dead men have been identified as 46-year-old Haricharan Samaroo called ‘Davo’ and Premcharran Samaroo called ‘Tolly,’ 45.
This newscast understands that the men were over at their mother’s home when the bandits pounced on them.
According to a Police report, one of the brothers was shot in the face and the other dealt several lashes and pronounced dead on arrival at the Port Mourant Hospital. There are reports that three masked men, armed with a handgun, a shotgun and a cutlass stormed the family’s house demanding cash and jewellery. The men reportedly relieved two other victims Irene Samaroo, 58 and Monilall Samaroo, 81 of an undisclosed sum of cash.
The report from the police stated that their initial investigations revealed that the victims were together under the house conversing when the suspects with weapons brandished, pounced and demanded cash and other valuables during which process the deceased brothers who refused to comply, were beaten and shot.
According to the Police, stringent efforts are currently being made to have the perpetrators apprehended and brought to justice.