{"id":9971,"date":"2017-12-06T13:27:38","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T17:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=9971"},"modified":"2017-12-06T13:27:38","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T17:27:38","slug":"couple-bound-and-robbed-at-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/couple-bound-and-robbed-at-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple bound and robbed at beach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man and his female companion were kidnapped from Runaway Beach last night by gunmen who also made off with their motorcar.<\/p>

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Reports reaching\u00a0Antigua News Room\u00a0(ANR)<\/em>\u00a0indicate that the duo, of Potters village, was at the beach in a parked silver Hyundai Accent motorcar (A43502) when three masked gunmen approached the vehicle.<\/p>\n

The couple was, according to sources, pulled from the front seat of the vehicle and placed on the back seat where they were handcuffed together.<\/p>

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Reports are the gunmen then drove the vehicle to the couple\u2019s house in Potters where it is further alleged that they stole a silver Suzuki Vitara SUV (A48634).<\/p>

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The bandits then left the scene with both vehicles and left the couple behind still handcuffed. They, however, managed to get free of the cuffs and went to a police station where a report was made.<\/p>\n

ANR was told that the duo accompanied officers in search of their vehicle and at about\u00a03:15\u00a0this morning the Vitara SUV was found abandoned in Freetown.<\/p>

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There was, however, no sign of the Hyundai Accent motorcar or the assailants. Extensive searches were done in Freetown, Bethesda, Potworks Dam and Parham areas.<\/p>\n

Police are conducting investigations into the matter.<\/p>

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This incident reportedly occurred about\u00a010:15 pm\u00a0Tuesday.<\/p>

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