BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – THE two young men who were caught stealing in the home of a Conaree resident were this morning (Apr. 18) charged and are soon to appear in court for their bail hearing.
According to Police Press and Public Relations Officer, Inspector Vaughan Henderson, members of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today charged 24-year-old Valentine ‘Wally’ Eddy of Paradise Road, Conaree and a male juvenile, also of Conaree, with house breaking and larceny committed on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.
He said the police would object to bail when they would have appeared before the city magistrate.
Reports had reached SKNVibes stating that a Conaree Village resident returned to his home on the day in question and found Eddy and the juvenile in his bedroom with a bag containing a number of items belonging to him.
This media house learnt that when confronted, the juvenile allegedly tried to attack the homeowner who is a licenced firearm holder. He drew his pistol and shot him in the leg, but he had compassion for Eddy who, a villager said, begged not to be shot because he has four children.
Further investigations revealed that both of them are alleged to be regularly involved in nefarious activities, and that was not the first time the juvenile had broken into the man’s home.
According to Inspector Henderson, officers of the CID had received a report Wednesday of a house breaking and larceny in the Conaree area.
“Police officers responded immediately and their investigations revealed that a Conaree resident had secured his premises at approximately 2:57 p.m. and left the home. He returned around 3:45 p.m. and discovered that his house was broken into, and when he entered to investigate further he met two young men in his bedroom.
“He enquired of them what they were doing in his house but got no answer. Instead, one of the young men approached and tried to remove something from his waist. As a result, the homeowner drew his licenced firearm and shot him in his right leg and restrained the other one,” Henderson said.
He said the two young men remained in the house under the watchful eyes of the owner until the police arrived on the scene.
“The injured intruder was taken to the JNF Hospital by a unit of the Emergency Medical Services and is warded in stable condition under police guard, while the other intruder was arrested on suspicion of house breaking and larceny and taken to the Basseterre Police Station, he added.
The Police PRO noted that a number of stolen items were recovered from a bag that of one of the intruders possessed and also from within the yard.
The juvenile was however recently discharged from the hospital and had joined his partner in crime at the Basseterre Police Station where they were held until charged today.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, last, police officers at the CID formally arrested and charged Clive Grant of Basseterre on a warrant in the first instance for burglary, which was committed on Friday, January 21, 2011.
Inspector Henderson promised that his photograph would be made available at a later date.
He also said that “investigations into these matters are still ongoing”.
