A 49-year-old Parfaite Harmonie goldsmith was on Saturday night assaulted and robbed by three men armed with a handgun and knives.
The bandits carted off a quantity of valuables including jewellery and cash.
The items reported to have been stolen are 1 black Lenovo computer valued at $100,000, 2 black Amazon tablets valued $40,000, 1 black iPhone S5 valued at $60,000, 1 BLU cellphone valued at $30,000, $50,000 in cash and a quantity of gold jewellery (value unknown at this time).
Enquiries by the police revealed that about 8:45 pm on Saturday, the victim was at home on his verandah when the suspects jumped his fence and kicked him several times in his face causing injuries.
The men then entered the victim’s house where they held his wife and two children hostage while demanding all of their valuables and ransacking their home in the process.
The perpetrators then escaped on foot.
A report was made to the police. Investigations are underway.
