– after breaking into single parent’s home

By Indrawattie Natram

A MAN is presently in police custody at the Anna Regina Police Station after he was caught red-handed robbing a family at Lima Sands Village in Region Two.
According to information received, he was tied and beaten then handed over to police by residents. The suspect is said to be living in the Lima Sands community.

According to the single mother, Alana Da Silva, she and her three children retired to bed when around midnight Sunday her daughter started to scream. She said her son immediately went to inquire when they noticed the man in her daughter’s room; he gained entry after breaking one of the windows.

“When my son saw him, they began to fight and then the two of them dropped on the floor. We then managed to tie him up and then try to contact the police,” the single mother related.

She said that an alert was raised and residents came to their aid. The police were also summoned and promptly responded. The man was then whisked away to the police station where he remains in custody. DaSilva said that the thief took some of her cash but when he was caught, he threw the money out the window. The single mother said that her daughter is currently traumatized and she will soon be seeking counselling for her. Only recently another home was robbed in the area. Residents are calling for frequent police patrol in the area.