Georgetown : Last Night taxi driver Lawrence Singh was hired by a man at the taxi base at Vreed-en-Hoop, West Coast Demerara, to go to Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara.
At Mc Doom another man armed with a firearm held up Lawrence Singh and the two men took away Singh’s Motor vehicle, $ 10,000.00, and a cell phone.
During the robbery Lawrence Singh raised an alarm and neighbouring residents responded and the armed man escaped, while his accomplice drove away with the motor car.
The victim gave chase in another vehicle and the police also responded to the report made.
The perpetrator was apprehended after he collided with another motor vehicle along Sheriff Street, Georgetown.
He had received minor injuries and has been admitted to the Georgetown Public Hospital under guard.
