In Brief
- Violent attack: A 45-year-old bar owner was beaten and robbed at gunpoint by two masked men while walking home along Real Street, San Juan, at 10.30pm on Sunday.
- Stolen items: The assailants escaped on foot with a wallet containing $1,200 in cash, bank cards, personal documents, a Samsung mobile phone, and vehicle keys.
- Swift arrests: Officers from the Home Invasion Unit later intercepted a black Nissan Tiida in El Socorro, recovering the victim’s belongings and arresting four men aged between 26 and 40.
Four men are in custody following the violent robbery of a 45-year-old bar owner in San Juan late on Sunday night.
According to a Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) media release on Monday, the suspects, aged between 26 and 40, were arrested shortly after the attack on Real Street.
Police said the victim was walking towards his home at around 10.30pm on Sunday when he was approached by two masked men. One of the assailants pressed a firearm against the victim’s body and announced a robbery.
A scuffle broke out, during which both suspects struck the victim several times about his body.
The pair stole a wallet containing $1,200 in cash, several personal documents and bank cards, a Samsung mobile phone, and vehicle keys before fleeing on foot through an abandoned temple and west along Real Street.
After the victim reported the incident to the San Juan Police Station, officers from the Home Invasion Unit intercepted a black Nissan Tiida hatchback in the El Socorro area with four men inside.
Officers searched the men and the vehicle, recovering several items belonging to the victim.
All four suspects were arrested and taken to the San Juan Police Station, where enquiries are ongoing.
