SOURCE- REAL NEWS ANTIGUA- An attorney and her nine-year-old son were traumatized by an armed robbery that took place in the early hours of Friday, March 22, during which three masked men entered their Piccadilly home.
Reports say the woman was asleep in her room when she was suddenly awakened by the three unknown men at about 1:30 a.m.
They allegedly entered her son’s bedroom, as well, and held him in the hallway while they ransacked his mother’s room.
The trio robbed the lawyer of two Samsung cellular phones and an HP laptop; a quantity of gold and silver jewelry; a black leather bag containing her Antigua and Barbuda passport, an American passport, her driver’s license, her Social Security card and ECAB card, as well as EC$500.
Additionally, a piggy bank containing EC$70 and a voter ID card were taken from her bedroom.
One of the bandits is said to be of a slim build and about 6 feet 2 inches in height and was wearing blue jeans and a green long- sleeved shirt.
He reportedly carried an orange-coloured gun.
His two accomplices are said to be about 5 feet 5 inches in height and were wearing dark-coloured clothing.
All three had shirts covering their faces.
Apparently, the robbers entered the house through a sliding door that was closed but not locked.
They made good their escape
through the wooden front door.
A report of the incident was made to the Dockyard Police Station by the Piccadilly woman, who went to the station with her son.
A search was carried out in the surrounding areas for the alleged offenders, but without success.
Investigations into this armed robbery continue.
