The Castries police are investigating a firebombing attack on a house in the Bois Patat/Morne Du Don area in the wee hours of this morning.
Reports are that kerosene-bottle bombs, also known as Molotov cocktails, were thrown at the house of one Sherline Williams, a mother of three children, in Bois Patat around 12:30 a.m.
No one was hurt, but the walls of the house was scorched and some clothes were burnt during the attack. The flames were reportedly extinguished by Williams and a family member.
Police sources believe the attack may have stemmed from an ongoing gang feud between men from Bois Patat/Morne Du Don and Wilton’s Yard.
A police source told St. Lucia News Online that Williams may not have been the intended target, as she has been living peacefully in the community for many years.
“When they can’t get one they will get someone closest to their intended target. It could have been worse,” the source added.
No one has been arrested, but investigations continue.
A resident of the area told SNO that the police need to step up their patrols in the area, especially after midnight. The resident further stated that violence occurs almost every week in Bois Patat and adjoining communities, but the incidents are seldom reported by the media or the authorities.
“Bois Patat, Grave Yard (Wilton’s Yard) and Morne Du Don are a hot bed of crime and poverty and the government, the politicians and the police do not seem to care. It’s like ‘let them fight and kill one another’. But this is wrong because not everyone living in these areas are criminals. There are law-abiding citizens living here who work every day for a honest living. Police officers live here. They all know what’s going on, they all know the people behind the attacks, but nothing is being done,” the resident added.