Bandits ran off leaving firearm behind

Georgetown : An unlicensed .32 pistol with two rounds was recovered and handed over to the police after it was left behind in a house in Georgetown, by an armed perpetrator.

The man had held up the residents as they were about to enter their home and took away a quantity of jewellery and a cell phone yesterday.

He was subsequently attacked by the victims and ran away with the stolen articles, leaving the firearm behind.