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  • 3 months ago

Over $200,000 in jewellery was stolen at the Iron Ridge Belle Garden Tobago home of 49 year old Kelvin John.
A gun was placed to John's head, during the morning of terror.
Elizabeth Williams spoke with the victim for this report.


Transcript
00:00This morning about approximately half past 12, I was inside my house lie down, and three bandits come into my house, right? Two with a gun, and one with a cutlass, and a pick-foot.
00:18And both of them, two of them, jump on the bed when I'm lying on, and have to get the gun to my head and hitting me with the gun, but in the face, and telling me, telling me that's how I'm asking me, where is the goal? Where is the goal? Where is the goal? What is the goal? Where is the goal? Where is the goal? I'm going to kill you. I'm going to kill you.
00:39Mr. John told the TV6 News, over $200,000 in jewelry was stolen from one of the rooms of his home, and he remains in shock and traumatized by the turn of events, as a gun was placed to his head, and he was hit to the face with the weapon.
00:57The jewelry and them is, of course, $225,000, and I have $400,000 in a arm, a biscuit jar, a biscuit pan.
01:10The items were taken at around 12.30 a.m. on Saturday by three mask men armed with guns, a cutlass, and a pig foot.
01:21Include one gold box link chain valued $55,000, two gold diamond pattern ID bands together valued $11,000, one tabletop gold ring with initial JK valued $4,000,
01:38one tabletop gold ring with a T initial valued $4,000, one tabletop gold ring with a T initial valued $4,000,
01:50plain gold tabletop rings valued at $16,000, gold ID bands US $4,000, and $4,000 TT dollars.
02:02Mr. John believes he was targeted.
02:04So I was real, I was shocked, I was real traumatized because they have one day with a ponya, he had the ponya up in the air, right?
02:13So I really couldn't do anything, I couldn't do anything because I didn't know if I was alone in the house.
02:19The bandits made entry through a door and window of the home.
02:24After the morning of terror, the men made their escape on foot.
02:28Tobago police are investigating.
02:31Elizabeth Williams, TV6 News.
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