2 British women assaulted, robbed

TOBAGO BUREAU

THE attack on tourists visiting Tobago continues, this time with the sexual assault and robbery of the British women near Grafton Beach at 1.30 am on Monday.

Reacting to the latest attack, Tobago House of Assembly (THA) Chief Secretary Kelvin Charles condemned it and extended his comfort and concernt to the visitors and their families.

A suspect aged 34, of Young Street in Canaan was arrested not too long after the attack. Police said that after being sexually assaulted, the women who are 33 and 35, were also robbed.

“I am deeply saddened as well as annoyed by these attacks. Having recently returned from a mission trip to Germany to promote Tobago’s tourism product, it is seriously disheartening to return to this distasteful news,” Charles said. Both Charles and the Tobago police are encouraging all residents of Tobago to be vigilant and aware of their surroundings.

Charles also appealed to the public to take personal responsibility in the fight against crime and the promotion and protection of the Tobago tourism industry.

The attack on Monday comes after the February 6 attack on British tourists Mark and Rosemary Petherick, 66 and 67, who were robbed by a man with a gun around 4.30 pm at Arnos Vale Beach in Plymouth.

The couple was robbed of TT$101, US$60 and a camera, while they were walking along the beach. Then on February 3, Canadians Ian Roderick and Lina Mac Mullin were assaulted and robbed at Grafton Beach.