Tuesday February 9th, 2010
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‘Element of surprise’ in Tobago attack
Published: 9 Aug 2009
A 25-year-old Tobago man is expected to appear before a Scarborough magistrate tomorrow charged with attempting to murder English couple Peter Greene, 65, and his wife Murium, 59, at their Tobago home last weekend. The man was charged by police on Friday night, hours after investigators received instructions from the office of Acting Director of Pubic Prosecutions Carla Brown-Antoine.
According to police, the accused of Argyle village allegedly confessed to officers that he was involved in the incident. Yesterday a source close to the investigations described the attack against the Greenes as “the element of suprise.” According to police, the accused told them he went to the Bacolet Greenes residence to rob and not with the intention to kill.
Sources said the accused saw the couple asleep in their porch and launched an attack on them with a cutlass. They (the Greenes) apparently were reading the daily newspapers and may have fallen asleep when they were attacked,” the source said. On Thursday night, the officers were able to secure an alleged confession statement from the accused. The attack against the Greenes caused an international outrage, which led to the British and Australian Foreign offices updating their travel advisories.
The only people surprise was
The only people surprise was the government, how many warnings I posted a week ago!
The list goes on!
The Newspapers said the
The Newspapers said the husband was found in the house and the wife was found in the road. I do not believe BOTH of them were asleep on the porch..
Rudy Chato Paul, Sr. It
Rudy Chato Paul, Sr.
It matters little really "where" they couple was found. If someone was chopped in their bedroom and left alive they can, and most likely will run outside seeking assistance: road, garage, yard etc.
What is most important here is the speed and urgency with which this case was addressed relative to the 325 murders (police numbers)which have taken place around this country where citizens were victims. It clearly demonstrates that the authorities treat us as second class citizens not deserving the same attention as people described as 'tourist.'
Perhaps we should all apply for foreign citizenship, if only to receive some attention when we become victims.
what a dumb statement to
what a dumb statement to make, what element of surprise?
should it have been, aie, ah comin tuh rob allyuh?
the greenes cannot be reading the newspapers, then they would be actively seeking ways to prevent the crimes they see in the paper.
they may be looking at pictures in the mirror instead.
on the other hand, they may have given up on crime, like so many other defenseless citizens, and just sticking their heads in the sand.