Taxi driver beaten and robbed:
A taxi driver escaped with his life yesterday after two men boarded his car pretending to be passengers, but robbed, gun-butted, stabbed, shot at him and took his car, which was later recovered.

Faran Asif Yassen was treated at the Georgetown Hospital and several hours after the incident, barely able to walk, he was sent home.
The car the man was driving, a GR taxi, HA 9855, which is attached to the Sheriff Street base, was found about one hour after it was taken in a back street in Better Hope, East Coast Demerara.

At his Better Hope home yesterday, Yassen, with at least six stitched wounds to his head, several visible cuts and a bandaged hand told Stabroek News of his frightening and near death experience.

He said that around 4 am, a man stopped him in front of the Sheriff Night Club and asked what the fare to Bel Air was. He replied, "$400", and the man jumped into the front seat of the car.

Yassen said when he stopped no one was with the man but seconds after he got into the vehicle another man jumped into the back seat.
The taxi driver, who has been in the business for some eight years, said the second man asked him for a cigarette and he obliged.
He said when he neared Bel Air on the Railway Embankment, the passenger in the front seat took out money to pay before directing him to a yard in Sand Road.
The man said that as soon as the car stopped the man in the front seat pulled out a revolver and pointed it at him. "He tell me don't move, don't mek noise or ah gon kill you," Yassen said.

In a brave move, Yassen attempted to relieve the gunman of his weapon but his efforts were in vain as the second man exited the vehicle and put a "Rambo knife" to his neck.

Seconds later, the two men were kicking him and beating him in the head with a gun. They then collected $16,000, which he had in his pants' pocket.
Bleeding from the wounds to the head, the taxi driver was placed in the back seat of the car and instructed not to move or he would be shot.

He said one of them then drove the car to Clay Brick Road, Goedverwagting, which is several villages further up the East Coast, and stopped just before crossing over a wooden bridge. There, Yassen said, he beaten mercilessly and instructed to remove his shirt, which was later used to wrap the gun.

One of the men proceeded to search the car trunk, while the other began stabbing Yassen about his body concentrating the attack on the back of his neck and shoulder. He told Stabroek News that despite his injuries and the pain he was in, he managed to put up a fight and made a mad dash for safety.

"I exited the back of the car and ran south along the Goedverwagting Road and they fire three shot behind me but they miss," he said, adding that although there were houses nearby, no one looked out or went to his aid.

He said that with the man chasing after him he managed to reach an area referred to as ˜Pradoville' where he encountered a female security guard, who instructed him not to enter the property she was guarding, although he was covered in blood and begging for help. However, she rang the Sparendaam Police Station, but was unsuccessful in contacting the police. At this point, the two men chasing him, turned around and went back to the car.
Yassen later contacted his base and his fellow drivers arrived and took him to the hospital.

While he was at the institution, Yassen said, a policeman went and spoke to him. After undergoing an x-ray, having his hand bandaged and several wounds on his head stitched, the man was discharged just after 11 am.

He said he had never been the victim of an armed robbery but had told himself that if ever he was in such a situation he would do everything in his power to gain control.

Over the years, several drivers have been relieved of their vehicles at gunpoint.
Just recently gunmen in a car blocked the path of a Canter truck belonging to Patsan's Trading at Lusignan, Railway Embankment in a well planned attacked before driving off with the vehicle.

It was later found abandoned at Cummings Lodge; a metal canister containing $3 million was missing from it.

We have that all the time in Canada and nobody cares...

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Originally posted by Ramakant_p:
We have that all the time in Canada and nobody cares...

Rama, if "you" don't care I would believe, but don't say nobody cares. That is a very cold and inhumane answer for a victim who came close to near death experience.

This is all happening in your beautiful Guyana that you praise so often.

J, I agree with you but you must also realise that they are too many ANIMALS in Guyana and they need to be taken out!!!

The black woman security guard told him he cannot enter Pradoville. he might just disturb the PPP big shots there.

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Originally posted by Nehru:
J, I agree with you but you must also realise that they are too many ANIMALS in Guyana and they need to be taken out!!!

You just validate my cry that the Government and GPF need to move beyond the scope of fineman and rid these criminals with vengeance.

They think by kiling fineman and gang brings an end to the crime problem?

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We have that all the time in Canada and nobody cares...

God forbid that should happen to you in Canada and people ignore your cry for help, how would you feel?

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Taxi driver beaten, robbed (Guyana)

with what's going on in GT he's is lucky he is alive.

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with what's going on in GT he's is lucky he is alive.

Luck for him, but I am mad with Rama awkward commentary on the matter.

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Originally posted by Prince Juno:

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with what's going on in GT he's is lucky he is alive.

Luck for him, but I am mad with Rama awkward commentary on the matter.

You must be an alien from a different planet, here on earth these things happen every minute in every country.
Welcome to planet earth.

Oh Hell!
Look what's happening on Planet Earth!
The first winner of Mr Gay UK stabbed a man to death before carving a piece of flesh from his thigh, seasoning it with fresh herbs and cooking it in olive oil, a court heard.



Homosexual, cannibal serial killer Jeffery Dahmer
Anthony Morley, 36, then attempted to eat a piece of Damian Oldfield's flesh before walking to a nearby takeaway and telling staff he had killed someone, Leeds Crown Court was told.

Morley, who worked as a chef, also cut a piece of 33-year-old Mr Oldfield's chest and nipple and left a bank card over the wound, it was claimed.

Andrew Stubbs, prosecuting, said the two men had been involved some kind of relationship in the past and that Morley was troubled by his sexuality.

He said the two men arranged to meet in Leeds on April 23 this year and later went back to Morley's house, where the defendant prepared a meal for them both before the pair went upstairs to his bedroom.

It was alleged that sexual activity took place in the bedroom before Morley launched his attack on Mr Oldfield, cutting his throat and stabbing him numerous times.

Mr Stubbs said: "He continued to stab and stab and stab him until he died. Even when he was dead the attack continued until finally Mr Morley cut parts of flesh from the body."

The court heard six pieces of cooked human flesh, identified as being from Mr Oldfield's body, were found on a chopping board, while a further piece of flesh, which appeared to have been chewed, was found in a bin bag.

"From a chopping board on one of the kitchen units, six pieces of cooked flesh, which had been seasoned with fresh herbs and fried in olive oil were recovered. The flesh was human in origin," Mr Stubbs said.

"A further piece of cooked flesh, which appears to have been chewed, was recovered from a bin bag in the kitchen."

He added: "Having killed him upstairs, the defendant carved away a piece of flesh, took it downstairs to his kitchen, where he seasoned it, fried it and tried to eat it."

Morley denies murdering Mr Oldfield and told police when he was arrested that someone had tried to rape him.

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You must be an alien from a different planet, here on earth these things happen every minute in every country.
Welcome to planet earth.

You started off on the wrong footnote, sir. If you don't understand my concern, just back off. I would rather be an alien of a different planet and show concerns for earthling victims, rather than to be a an earthling that are bastards to their own human kind. So much for your civilization!

What good is your concern; does your 'concern' change anything other than to make you feel better than us who would do worse if circumstances dictate.
There was a time when Americans looked with horror at the savage behaviour of other nations, today we torture, we use taser on old women, we are unlike you soft-hearted alien, savages restrained only by what society allows.

Look, don't give me no bloody history from every corner. Apparently, you and I are not on the same topic and share the same concern. If my concern is of no use then so be it. Like I said to Rama, if you ever fall a victim, don't ever cry for mercy.

You all hear that crab marching, plenty crabs.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by BONUS:
The black woman security guard told him he cannot enter Pradoville. he might just disturb the PPP big shots there.[/QUOTE

Hre is not worthy.

His life is of a lesser value than the PPPites

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Originally posted by Ramakant_p:
We have that all the time in Canada and nobody cares...

Do you ahve people not helping people in CANADA.

I am sure that someone in the same situation would not have to ask for help but help would be called for such a person and within a few minutes medical and law enforcement would be on scene.

They couldn't get in touch with the Police.

GUYANA IS INDEED IN A SAD STATE

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Originally posted by Pointblank:

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Originally posted by Ramakant_p:
We have that all the time in Canada and nobody cares...

Do you ahve people not helping people in CANADA.

I am sure that someone in the same situation would not have to ask for help but help would be called for such a person and within a few minutes medical and law enforcement would be on scene.

They couldn't get in touch with the Police.

GUYANA IS INDEED IN A SAD STATE

Ask any of your friends who have lived in New York for a long time about Kitty Genovese, she cried out loudly for help, the neighbors heard her cries and nobody helped or called 911.
You guys live in a fool's paradise.
The crimes in Guyana are nothing compared with those of most of the world.

I am speaking about the present day situation

Guyana is consider as one of the MOST CORRUPT COUNTRIES

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Originally posted by Ramakant_p:
We have that all the time in Canada and nobody cares...

Rama does not speak for Candians. He is a nobody in his Brampton neighborhood.

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Originally posted by Pointblank:
I am speaking about the present day situation

Guyana is consider as one of the MOST CORRUPT COUNTRIES

Very subjective as to who is supplying the data and who is compiling the stats.

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The crimes in Guyana are nothing compared with those of most of the world.

you need to travel the world to find out that in most countries ESPECIALLY WHERE THEY DEPEND ON TOURISM they take crime seriously.

Guyana's population is around 3/4 of a million and they cannot do not want to control the situation the Gov't uses the situation to instill fear into the people.

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Very subjective as to who is supplying the data and who is compiling the stats.

Guyana – Guyana still ranks among the most corrupt countries, slipping three places on the Transparency International (TI) 2008 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released yesterday. Guyana fell to 126 with a score of 2.6 out of 10. It is the lowest ranked English-speaking Caribbean nation on the list and the second lowest ranked Caricom territory after Haiti.

Based in Germany, TI is a non-governmental organisation working to root out corruption. The CPI measures the perceived levels of corruption among public officials and politicians in countries, based on different expert and business surveys. Four surveys were used to determine Guyana's score.

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Originally posted by Pointblank:

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Very subjective as to who is supplying the data and who is compiling the stats.

Guyana – Guyana still ranks among the most corrupt countries, slipping three places on the Transparency International (TI) 2008 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released yesterday. Guyana fell to 126 with a score of 2.6 out of 10. It is the lowest ranked English-speaking Caribbean nation on the list and the second lowest ranked Caricom territory after Haiti.

Based in Germany, TI is a non-governmental organisation working to root out corruption. The CPI measures the perceived levels of corruption among public officials and politicians in countries, based on different expert and business surveys. Four surveys were used to determine Guyana's score.

Do you think that there are crimes of greed in America and Canada and they might be much more sophisticated?