Guana Bay:--- Well known businessman Michel Deher was the latest victim of robbery and ill treatment by bandits. On Friday midday residents of Guana Bay alerted police as well as the businessman that bandits were busy invading his home. According to police spokesman Ricardo Henson when the suspects realized they were caught in the act of breaking and entering they tried to flee in a small car.Deher who was nearby then used his jeep to block the suspects in their path as they attempt to flee the area. Henson said when the suspects realised they were not able to go any further, they jumped out of the car they were driving and attacked the businessman. The bandits pulled Deher out of his jeep and seriously ill treated him.
The suspects then jumped into jeep belonging to the victim and fled the scene leaving him at the scene. Shortly after the suspects lost control of the jeep on the Guana Bay road and struck a light pole causing extensive damage to the vehicle which could not drive any further. The suspects then abandoned the jeep and fled into the nearby Guana Bay hills. Several police patrols and detectives were sent to the area in search of the suspects. However, the search did not yield any positive results. Michel Deher was treated on the scene by paramedics and then taken to the St Maarten Medical Centre for further treatment. The vehicle the suspects used was confiscated for further investigation. The investigation is ongoing.