A 30-year-old self-employed woman of Herstelling, East Bank Demerara, was robbed at knifepoint on Thursday after two men in a white motor car approached her as she walked along a street in the area.
Police said the woman had just exited a supermarket at Herstelling about 13:00hrs when the men pulled up. One of the suspects, armed with a knife, exited the vehicle and pointed the weapon at her before relieving her of a yellow metal chain and a yellow metal ring. She sustained injuries to one of her fingers during the incident.
The matter was reported to police, and ranks subsequently intercepted the motor car in Georgetown. The driver, a 33-year-old man of South Ruimveldt, Georgetown, was arrested and taken into custody.
A knife and the motor car were lodged as evidence, and efforts are under way to locate the second suspect.
Investigations are continuing.
