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Apr 24, 2016 News
Two masked bandits on Thursday evening robbed the home Kamaladai Balram and her family of Lot 16 1, Street Adelphi, East Canje at around 10:15hrs.
According to reports received, the family who was at home at the time of the incident had earlier been visited by overseas relatives. The visitors had just left when the attack occurred.
A still traumatized Kamaladai Balram, who operates a small grocery shop relayed that they were locking the house when she noticed that a mat was left outside. She said that when she went to retrieve the mat, she saw two men running towards her.
“Me run when me see them guys jump the fence and meh tell me husband seh look somebody ah jump in the yard and me run”.
The woman stated that one of the bandits ran after her husband who quickly attempted to close the grill door but was not able to do so as one of the bandits armed with a gun pointed at his head.
“He tell me husband seh loose de door or you gun dead hay, and meh husband freeze”.
The woman said that she was placed to lie on the floor. “Me try fah run to the downstairs room fah bolt de door but the one with the gun scramble me and seh don’t move! Lie down hay and put yah face down and don’t look up.”
Mrs. Balram said that the bandits then proceeded to bind the hands of her husband and her son using phone chargers that were in close vicinity. She said that after her husband was tied, he was told to lie flat on the floor but refused.
“Me husband seh buddy wah happen? Me nah rich. Wha wrong? And he tell meh husband seh don’t talk and kneel down but me husband nah do dah and the bandit raise he hand fah knock me husband with de gun but he hand knock he to he head side and me son tell am seh daddy just lie down”.
She added that her 26-year old daughter, Diane Balram, after hearing the commotion, took her niece and hid in a corner of the house throughout the entire ordeal. Mrs. Balram stressed that one of the bandits brandishing a knife went upstairs to search the rooms but quickly returned after. “He come and he tell me seh you gon gotta come with me cause you know way de jewel and de money deh and you gotta come up back with me fah give me it”.
The woman added that she told the bandit that she has no jewels but has some money and she will take him to where it was located.
“He seh abbie guh tek one one room at a time so we guh in me room and he tumble up all dem draw and them bag and suh and dis guy ah talk like normal. Me ah try fah talk loud suh neighba could know that something wrong”.
Kamaladai Balram added that her purse that was left in her basket was hidden by the tumbled clothing and when the armed bandit dumped the contents of the basket onto the floor, the purse fell out.
“Afta we tumble and me seh dat me nah have no more money and he find de purse he seh maam me gotta hurt you now cause you seh that you nah get mo money and we find some hay. Me get frighten but he nah do meh nothing”.
She said that they then proceeded to tumble the two other rooms, removing valuable items and cash. She then stated that they returned back downstairs and the men demanded more money. Mrs. Balram said that bandits recently robbed her daughter’s home a few streets away but only managed to cart off rice and equipment.
“He keep asking fah mo money and me seh we nah get mo and then on holla seh you daughta does bring she money hay. We try wit she but we nah get through but we gon deal with she later”.
The still shaken woman stated that the bandits left the premises after relieving them of their cellular phones. and an undisclosed sum of cash.
Balram said that the bandits also carted off the daily sales from the shop and a few items before making good their escape.
Meanwhile, Balram’s immediate neighbour contacted her daughter after awaking to crashing noises. Her daughter then contacted ranks attached to the Reliance Police Station who quickly responded to the report. No arrests have been made and investigations are currently ongoing.
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