Three masked men entered a Bocage family house on Tuesday and robbed them at gunpoint in broad daylight, demanding the keys to their car and the man’s licensed firearm.
The incident occurred at around 12: 50 p.m.
Alvin Hassell, told St. Lucia News Online (SNO) that he and his wife were in the kitchen cooking, while their nephew was sitting on the dining table when the men entered the house and held them at gunpoint.
“They demanded money, they took my watch and demanded the keys to my vehicle and they gave me a couple of lashes on my head with a cutlass,” he said.
But if this wasn’t enough, one of the bandits who claims to know Hassell, demanded that he hand over his firearm, but the man lied saying that his brother had the firearm.
“Then they threaten to shoot my wife in the head and she went and took my handbag and gave them the gun. So they proceeded to take my firearm and they threatened to shoot us,” he recalled.
While this was happening, one of the bandits went outside to start the car engine but he accidentally set off the alarm and the two others ran outside. They later escaped with his grey 2007 Grand Vitara.
Hassell told SNO that once the bandits had exited his house, he reached for his alarm and set it off.
The man said he has been living in the area for over 25 years. Bandits had previously broken and entered his house, but the couple were at work when that incident happened.
A report was made with the police regarding today’s robbery. Investigations are ongoing.
Anyone with information about the stolen car which bears registration number (PA 2208) are asked to contact the nearest police station.
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