A Penal man has been charged with 17 offences arising out of a robbery incident that occurred in July.
The 25-year-old man from Penal was arrested on August 31st, 2025, following investigations into a report of a robbery which took place on July 28th, 2025, in the Barrackpore District.
According to police reports, the victims—two brothers and their families—were at their separate homes on the same compound in Barrackpore when six assailants, five of whom were armed, launched an attack. During the ordeal, the victims reported that they were beaten with firearms, their homes ransacked, family members assaulted, and three cellphones stolen. The suspects then fled the scene in one of the victim’s vehicle.
Following investigations by Ag. Cpl Lee Lum, and on the recommendation of Inspector Sookdeo, ASP Morales gave instructions to charge the suspect with the following offences:
• Three counts of Burglary
• Three counts of Robbery with Violence
• Two counts of Larceny Motor Vehicle
• One count of Larceny
• Five counts of False Imprisonment
• One count of Interfering with a Motor Vehicle
• One count of Malicious Damage to a Motor Vehicle
• One count of Kidnapping
He is scheduled to appear before a High Court Master in San Fernando later today.