By CECILY ASSON Tuesday, March 25 2008

TWO men were shot and robbed of over $33,000 worth of cash and jewelry in a Moruga cemetery yesterday morning. Rickson Brereton, 20, of Indian Walk Road, Moruga and Randy Williams, 30, of St Mary’s Village, were treated at the Princes Town District Health Facility for gunshot wounds and discharged.

A police report stated that at about 3.30 am yesterday, Brereton and Williams were at the Paynter Cemetery, Moruga, when they were accosted by four men, one armed with a gun, who ordered them to hand over their jewelry and cash.

The police report stated that the men were robbed at gunpoint of gold bangles valued at $12,000, gold rings worth $5,000, gold chains worth $16,000 and $250 cash. Before leaving, the report stated, the gunman opened fire. Brereton was wounded on his hand, while Williams was grazed in the head by a bullet. The two injured men were assisted by a passerby.