RHONDOR DOWLAT
Senior Reporter
rhondor.dowlat@guardian.co.tt
Investigations are continuing into a violent home invasion and robbery in which a 66-year-old woman was set on fire.
The incident occurred at about 1.35 pm on Saturday.
According to a police report, the victim was at her home at Kelly Street, Piarco when a black motor vehicle, make, model and registration unknown, stopped in front of her gate.
The report said a"well-dressed female of African descent" was pretending to look for places to rent.
The victim approached her gate and the female assailant pulled out an object resembling a firearm and announced a robbery.
The victim was then forced into her home by the woman. Two men came out of the car and entered the house as well. The suspects then ransacked the home and demanded cash and jewelry.
One of the male suspects threw a liquid onto the victim’s chest and lit it. The suspects then continued to ransack the home taking and $4,300 in cash.
The suspects then escaped.
The victim’s neighbours contacted the EHS who arrived shortly after and took her to the Arima Health Facility where she was treated and later discharged.