Sascha Wil­son

Three armed as­sailants claim­ing to be po­lice of­fi­cers robbed an el­der­ly man of his li­censed shot­gun and am­mu­ni­tion in Biche on Tues­day.

The 74-year-old man told po­lice that he was at his es­tate at Pa­lo Trace, La Salle Vil­lage, with his 16-gauge shot­gun and 13 rounds of 16-gauge car­tridges.

Around 11.30 am he was ap­proached by three sus­pects armed with shot­guns. They wore com­bat boots, berets and one of them had on cam­ou­flage pants. Claim­ing to be po­lice of­fi­cers, they in­struct­ed him to put his shot­gun on the ground and lie face down on the ground.

Fear­ing for his life, he did as they or­dered. The sus­pects took his shot­gun and 13 rounds of 16-gauge car­tridges from a knap­sack he had on his back.

As they or­dered him to re­main on the ground for 10 min­utes, they es­caped through the bush­es. Ag Cpl Ramkelawan of the Bice Po­lice Sta­tion is in­ves­ti­gat­ing.