21 year-old Percival Blancaneaux, a resident of Taylor's Alley is currently on remand after he was arraigned in Magistrate's Court today. It was alleged that on January 24, he and another man invaded the home of Esmeralda Gladstonbury, located in an area on the Northern Highway known as Old Well Road.
Glastonbury reported to police that about 4:00 a.m. on that date, she was at her home sleeping along with her husband and son. She awoke to the sounds of someone breaking in, and that's when she saw two men were inside the house.
Both men held them hostage at knife-point, tied them up and then cleaned out their house of about 18 thousand dollars in electronics and other personal items, including her red Isuzu Rodeo which they used to get away with. That vehicle was eventually recovered on the Burrell Boom Road.
In court, the police prosecutor objected to jail on the grounds of the prevalence of the crime, the serious nature, its penalty, the fact that the victim positively identified Blancaneaux as one of her attackers, and the fact that the investigation is still ongoing.
Chief Magistrate Anne Marie Smith upheld the object and remanded Blancaneaux into custody until May 8.
It is important to note that on August 29 of last year, in the Dangriga Supreme Court, Blancaneaux was acquitted of the double murder of Chinese national, Lian Yui and Liping Zhen which had occur on November 4, 2008 in Dangriga Town.
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