00:00Assistant Superintendent Awi Russell told the media today that the eight were arrested following investigations by officers of the Port
00:07of Spain Division and Western Division, with assistance from the Northeastern Division.
00:12The incident, which was captured on social media, occurred on Tuesday.
00:16Russell said the woman had withdrawn a large sum of money from a local bank at about 3.10 p
00:21.m. before driving her white Kia Sportage to Adam's Bagels along Saddle Road, Maraval.
00:26She parked in the business's car park and went inside.
00:30At about 3.37 p.m., as she returned to her vehicle, she was approached by three men of African
00:37descent who exited a silver Tida motor vehicle,
00:41approached her and began dealing her several blows about her body and head, and then snatched her black bar containing
00:49$22,000 Trinidad and Tobago currency.
00:53The suspects then returned to the Silver Tida and escaped south along the Saddle Road.
00:59A report was made to the St. Clair police station, and an immediate operation was launched.
01:05Russell said officers subsequently intercepted a black Honda City with four male occupants along Morn Cocoa Road in Pity Valley,
01:13in the vicinity of Yogi Drive.
01:15The four men were detained and assisted with the investigation.
01:19Arising out of the entire operation, a total of eight suspects were arrested.
01:25Officers also later proceeded to the North Coast Road opposite Maracas Bay, where they found a Nissan Tida, which is
01:32believed to have been used in the robbery.
01:35The vehicle was found without its battery.
01:37A handbag containing a purse and several documents identified as the victim's property were found inside.
01:43The vehicle was seized as investigations continue.
01:48Alexander Bruce Wall, TV6 News.
