Early this morning, the home of 77 year old Lebanese Diplomat Sarkis Abou Nehra was targeted for a frightening home invasion. Abou-Nahra wasn't in Belize, but his caretaker was viciously assaulted by a team of armed thieves who cleaned out the house and raped his wife.
This morning, we found Ladyville Police investigators at Abou Nehra's home a few miles outside Burrell Boom village. They had first responded about 5 hours earlier when the caretaker and his spouse called them in distress.
They reported to police that sometime between 8 p.m. last night and 3:00 this morning, 8 masked dark complexioned men stormed the compound, held them at gunpoint and tied them up.
The men then searched Abou Nehra's palatial estate, and stole an assortment of jewelry to a total value of ten thousand dollars, 1,500 US dollars in cash, two 9mm pistols, a 12 gauge shotgun, and a .22 rifle.
They then stole Abou Nehra's Mercedes 500 s to escape - and pried open the trunk. Police found the car later in the morning in Belize City, abandoned on Saint Joseph Street, directly in front of the school. The scenes of crime team dusted it extensively for prints and it had to be hauled away.
Our information is that Abou Nehra was in Lebanon, and has decided to cut his trip short to return back Belize. He's the consular representative for the Lebanese Government in Belize.
It's of very significant note that, On December 6, 2015, exactly 2 days short of 10 years, there was a first home invasion at the same home. That time, Abou Nehra was grazed by the bullet from 2 gunmen who tried to storm his house with force. A number of well known burglars with gang affiliations were charged - including the now deceased Giovanni Nose Lauriano.
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