Bandits beat, rob families in East Canje home invasions

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Three armed bandits stormed two houses at Canefield, East Canje early yesterday morning and robbed the occupants of an undisclosed amount of cash and jewellery.

The masked bandits, who carried two guns and a cutlass, fired a shot at the second house after the owner, Jagnarine Mangru, 64, tried to protect his property by bracing the door shut. He kept bracing the door to keep the men out but had to give up …..


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