A retiree was robbed by five armed men in Lastic Hill, Catries Friday.
Gabriel king, 69, was cornered by the men and forced to hand over his wallet, jewelry and cellular phone.
King’s daughter, Mesha, told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) that her father was walking through a “short cut,” which links Bois Patat and Lastic Hill, around 13:30 p.m., when he was robbed.
She said her father recalled that all five men were masked and heavily armed. While most of them had sharp weapons, including cutlasses, one of them had a handgun.
One holding a cutlass, raised it at King, but was advised by his one of his gang members, not to hurt anyone. Mesha said given this move, her father is convinced that it might be someone who knows him.
The man’s daughter said while the area is known to have questionable characters passing through particularly at nights, it is relatively safe to walk during the day, because people would frequent the area.
But this incident has changed their thoughts about the place they called home for the past 40 years.
The matter was reported to the Marchand Police Station and the Central Police Station.
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