The intervention of residents at` C’ Field Sophia after shouts of help came from their neighbour, halted an attempted robbery and resulted in the apprehension of one of the suspects.
Hyacinth La Cruz, 53, of 467 ‘C’ Field Sophia, was attacked in her home around 3 am yesterday morning, when two males, armed with knives, broke and entered the building and made demands for cash and jewellery.
According to a police press release, La Cruz had been awakened by a “strange breaking sound” coming from the dining area of the house. It stated that the woman “put up a fierce resistance” and raised an alarm when she was attacked by the two men. In the course of the robbery, she sustained a laceration to her right hand and abrasions about the body, for which she received medical attention.
