A 67-year-old woman and two of her grandchildren were attacked and robbed by two armed men late Wednesday as the family sat relaxing in the bottom flat of their Ankerville, Port Mourant home.

The incident reportedly occurred at around 19:00hrs as the two masked men, one of whom had a gun while the other wielded a metal pipe, pounced on AhilyaAkunjerbeharri and her 12 and 22-year-old grandchildren. Also present was a two-year-old.

The victim explained that as the men approached her, the one with the gun began gun-butting her in the head.
“Dem put de gun to meh head in front those children and pull out meh earring, ring and chain. Then dem went inside and tumble up de place,” Ahilya said.

The woman recalled seeing one of the intruders unscrew the electric bulb, while the other continued to demand that she hand over whatever money and other valuables she had, and threatened that if their demands were not met they would hurt and abduct the pre-teen.

Said Ahilya: “Meh beg dem nah car’way meh grandson. Meh tell dem abee nah getnutten; fuh guh in de house and see. Tek what yuh want in deh, but nah hurtmeh grands.”

They would eventually leave, taking with them the US$600 she had saving, G$4000 and a tablet. The woman said the incident has not only  left her shaken and afraid, but has so traumatised her great-grand, he has not been himself ever since.

According to the toddler’s mother, Vidya Kallooram, throughout the ordeal the  child just kept crying, and continued doing so even after the men had left.
The police have since been notified and launched an investigation.