Police are investigating the robbery and assault of a 57-year-old security guard at the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, Thomas and Quamina streets, Georgetown, early yesterday morning.
The incident occurred at approximately 2.30 am while the victim and another guard were stationed in separate guard huts.
According to the police, two identifiable men, both armed with handguns, approached and assaulted the guard before demanding the keys to two motorcycles parked in the compound.
When the guard told them that he did not have the keys, the men took his cellular phone, valued at $30,000, and $7,000 in cash before escaping.
The victim raised an alarm and the police were summoned. He was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was admitted in a stable condition.
Investigators are expected to review surveillance footage from the area. The investigation is continuing.
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