Tonight Dangriga Police have one man in custody and are looking for another after a ruthless carjacking and rape in that southern town. It happened on Sunday night at 8:00 pm when a man and his female passenger were in a car turning into the Benguche area and someone stoned the vehicle. He got out to see what had happened and that's when two men: one carrying a knife, the other, a gun - walked up to the vehicle, ordered the driver back inside, and ordered him to drive to the Cemetery area. When they got there, the men tied them both up and then both of them anally raped the 25-year-old female.
The men then robbed them of their valuables, and drove off in the car, leaving the two victims there.
Since then Dangriga police have been intensively searching for the culprits and have arrested 22-year-old Robert Taylor of Monument Site Area Dangriga. He has been charged with Rape, Aggravated Assault, Theft of Motor Vehicle, Abduction and Robbery. They are also seeking Shane Bennett of Dangriga who is also wanted for "Jewellery Theft".
Police say the men appeared to have been in the area planning an armed robbery of a Chinese grocery and needed a car to pull it off with. That car happened to pull up at the same time - and that's what led to the carjacking robbery and rape.
Police saw the car on Sunday night in a school compound. They set up to conduct surveillance on the area and then saw a Blue Isuzu Trooper pull up and Robert Taylor Jr., Shane Bennett and another man got out. Police then pulled up on them and allege that another man, identified as Rodwell Arzu pulled out a black firearm and fired a single shot at them, after which all three them ran back into the trooper and drove off. Police set chase and when they caught up with the Trooper Shane Bennett got out and pointed a pistol at the police, firing several shots, one of which caught the emergency light of the Police Vehicle. Robert Taylor also pulled out a handgun and pointed it at the police. The driver, Arzu was was arrested and charged for "Aggravated Assault." Bennet escaped while Taylor was captured.
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