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"Gaps" In Maid’s Story of Home Invasion At Central Bank Governor's Home
posted (October 10, 2012)
Today, more details are known about the robbery and home invasion at the home of the Governor of the Central Bank, Glenford Ysaguirre. As we told you last night, only the maid was at his Coney Drive home when an intruder got in and stole a number of items.

Today, police have disclosed that the Honduran House Cleaner, Maria Portillo, told police that she was working when a dark skinned man came to the window saying that he had a delivery to make and needed a signature. She says she opened the door, and the man forced himself inside, grabbed her from behind and placed a knife to her throat.

He then took her to a room on the second floor and tied her up. He then helped himself to various high value electronic items including two computers, an Ipad, a cell phone and two ipods.

She told police that they only tied her feet to the bed using a necktie - and she was able to free herself and call her boss.

Ysaguirre told us today that he finds it odd that she opened the door to a stranger when she had been instructed not to do so under any circumstances. He said he has pointed out to police that there are gaps in her account of the event.

Also, the fact that she was tied by her feet and not her hands has raised some concern with investigators.

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