A 51-year-old man is now in police custody after he robbed a 50-year-old businesswoman at Chiney Road, Moblissa Highway, Linden yesterday.
Enquiries disclosed that the victim was pounced on when she opened her door. The suspect, who is known to her, grabbed onto her neck and said, “I want the money or I will kill you” while pointing the knife in her face.
The businesswoman handed over $45,000 cash, one gold wedding ring valued $70,000, one gold finger ring with a white stone valued $40,000 and one Samsung J2 cellular phone valued $45,000.
The victim became fearful for her life, which caused her to hand over her money to the suspect who then pulled off the victim’s rings from her fingers and demanded more money. She insisted that was all she had, but he snatched her phone while she managed to run out of the house and raised an alarm.
The police were summoned, but the suspect managed to escape.
A roadblock led to the fleeing suspect being apprehended in a hire car.
A search was conducted on him and the mentioned articles were found on his person along cash $2,900 cash. He was told of the allegation, cautioned and he admitted. He was placed into custody.
The articles were shown to the victim and she identified them as her property.
Investigations are ongoing.
