A 25-year-old Chaguanas woman was gang-raped and robbed by four men who broke into her home on Saturday morning. According to police reports, the woman was asleep at her Edinburgh Village home around 3.45 am when the men, all armed with knives, broke in, tied her up, robbed her, raped her, then left in her Hyundai Accent.
Police said before stealing the woman’s $145,000 car, the four bandits stole a 32-inch TV, a Samsung tablet, a Samsung S6, $1,200 in cash and other valuables. In an unrelated incident, officers of the Northern Division also arrested a Talparo man after they found a shotgun while searching his home.
Police said around 5pm on Saturday, the officers, led by Sgt Pitt, went to Todd’s Road where the found and seized the 12-gauge shotgun. The man is expected to be placed on identification parades later this week.
In another incident, officers of the Couva Police Station yesterday shot and killed a pitbull that had earlier mauled another dog and was roaming the streets.
Police said they received a report that the dog was seen roaming Annabelle Street around 9.55 am.
When the officers arrived they saw the dog lying on the ground and when they approached it attacked them, forcing the officers to kill the animal.