An Annandale man is in the High Dependency Unit of the Georgetown Hospital after being shot by one of three gunmen who invaded his home on Wednesday night.

The gunmen after terrorizing the man's wife and son escaped with over $300,000 in cash and jewellery, two cellular phones and a DVD player.

The police patrol that safeguards the community on a nightly basis never arrived on the scene until the 15-minute ordeal was over and the criminals had long escaped.

Kawall Parbarat, 42, of 115 Persaud Street, Annandale South, who was shot in the hand and neck, is in a critical but stable condition.

According to reports, around 8 pm Parbarat was relaxing in a hammock outside his bottom flat house while his wife and son were inside.

Three masked gunmen coming from the back of the yard pounced on him and beat him badly with their gun butts. His family, upon hearing the commotion, attempted to investigate but was stopped by two of the gunmen. The men ordered Parbarat's wife, Camilla Goolab to hand over jewellery and money which she did. Before leaving the house the men also picked up the phones that were lying on a bed and the DVD player. Once outside one of the men shot Parbarat twice before the trio escaped through an opening in the back fence.

Parbarat was later taken to the hospital accompanied by a policeman and he was immediately carried to the operating room.

Goolab told Stabroek News yesterday that she is afraid to return home and she and her son are at present lodging at a relative's home.

She stated that her husband is not speaking much because of the wound to his neck and the loss of seven of his bottom teeth.

Recounting what happened that night she said that shortly before 8 pm after eating dinner her husband went into the hammock. She said that she was on the telephone and her son was on the computer when they heard scuffling outside.

"Before we could go and see what was happening, two men wearing mask came in the house with a gun. One of them reach my son and said give him the thing."

The woman still in shock over the incident, stated that at one point they threatened to kill her son who was lying on the floor and that was when she decided to hand over her valuables.

After handing over about $150,000 cash the bandit said "this is not enough."

She said that she then remembered that she had a tin filled with jewellery (about $150,000 worth) under her bed and without hesitation handed it over to the gunman, who had followed her into the room.

"He opened it and check then he open the wardrobe drawer and tumble up everything. He saw the cell phones on the bed and picked them up. He told the other bandit who was in the house to pick up the DVD player."

While the two were leaving the house, she said, they told the third gunman who was outside with her husband to kill him but she began pleading.

Shortly after she heard two shots then silence. Goolab stated that they found her husband lying on the concrete bleeding profusely from his head.

"I thought he was dead and I start to holler. Then we see him lift his head."

She said that they helped him inside and locked up the house but because they feared the gunmen returning they went over to their neighbour's house.

A taxi took them to the Vigilance Police station where a policeman accompanied them to the hospital.

A neighbour told Stabroek News yesterday afternoon that the police were at the house that morning and found spent shells. (Zoisa Fraser)