Broad Daylight
It was Thursday, April 19th, another peaceful day in the country. Around one thirty in the afternoon, John K. casually drove into the front yard of Old Hanson House in the parish of St. George, Barbados. He stuck his key into the lock of the front door, totally unaware that he was being watched.
John went inside and picked up what he had come for. He called his sister on his cell phone. As he chatted, he walked out of the front door. He put the key in the lock one more time.
“DROP THAT PHONE!” A loud gruff shout shattered the tranquil scene. John turned to see a hooded face, with only two intense eyes visible. As his gaze dropped he saw something more scary.
Gunpoint
John was facing the muzzle of a rifle. John’s heart was beating so fast, he thought he was having a heart attack. He kept talking on the phone to Jane.
Beaten with a 2 x 4
The masked intruder kept the rifle pointed at John with one arm, while he searched for a weapon with the other. He took up a tyre iron, but then discarded that for a 2×4 plank. He swung the 2×4 but John parried the blow with his hand.
John ran to the side yard where the dogs were. Desperately he struggled to release the latch to the gate, but it was jammed.
John felt a searing smash to the back of his head … he went down.
Tied Up
Upon regaining his senses, John realized his feet were tied together and a vicious criminal was fumbling with his belt. A pool of his fresh blood was on the floor … his head was bleeding … his mouth was bleeding … hit during the fall perhaps? The robber decided against using the belt to tie up his stunned victim. John was able to free his legs.
Entering the house
Next, his attacker forced John to open the front door, and put him to sit in a chair inside the house.
Chilling Words
Suddenly both men heard the sound of a vehicle rolling in on the gravel gap. John cockily asked his assailant:
“What are you going to do now?”
“Wait and see!” was his sinister reply.
Rescue
The owner of the house and his eldest son had arrived, only to find themselves staring down the barrel of a rifle. The robber took their cash and cell phones. John had every key taken, including car keys, and house keys.
At this point another of the owner’s sons arrived. He drove his vehicle at the robber as he fled the crime scene towards St. David’s Village.
Later the police came in force and did their investigation. They brought a German Shepherd who was able to follow the trail of the masked assailant back to St. David’s.
The Damage
There was property loss, but property can be replaced. The real damage was the blow to John’s head. While being interviewed by the police, blood started to pour from John’s nose. He went to the emergency room. Afterwards a clear liquid started to drain from the same location, his nose. The fluid was identified as cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid circulates around the brain and spinal cord – John’s brain was leaking.
Just a little more force on the knockout blow, and this bloodthirsty thug could be facing a murder charge. John is not out of the woods yet – the blow may yet lead to fatal complications.
Execution of Violent Threats
In the past simply reporting on the Kingsland litigation drove some criminals to make violent threats against my family.
Many know about the widely-publicised call to stalk my family at their vacation home, Hutto, located at Cattlewash. Many know about the violent Hutto robbery, the threat to smash my mother’s head with a rock, and the threat to slit my throat as I slept in my bed here in Miami.
There was no need for this violent man to confront John. He could have waited two more minutes and John would have been driving away down the gap. This confrontation was clearly intentional.
This monster cold-bloodedly stalked John, as he cooly executed his plan to terrorize the family. John was put in a chair, as this sadistic criminal waited. Who was he waiting for and what did he have in mind?
This was an attack to terrorise a family, more than it was an armed burglary. This was terrorism following violent threats.
Help!
If you have any information on this violent intimidation, we would be most grateful if you would let us know. You may comment anonymously or send us an email. Let’s get this perpetrator. Next time he may be watching you as you turn the key to your own front door!
Some questions haunt me. Why was this attacker so cool? How come he was able to confidently and cooly control his hostages? Why was he wearing army boots?
Notes: This report is based on official police reports, and represents the opinion of Keltruth Corp. Any allegations made are not assertions of guilt, as all individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Additional reading on other recent Barbadian threats:
British tourists firebombed in Barbados: Mistaken identity over anti-government lawsuit. - source Barbados Free Press
Update 4/29/2012: This suspect has been caught. Is he the one?http://www.nationnews.com/articles/view/police-looking-for-man-considered-armed-and-dangerous/
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Please, that was a random robbery from what is wriiten and have nothing with the land grab,come on We don’t do what you are implying in Barbados.
Kammie, your poop doe stink neither, right? Pull yuh head out yuh ass man, EVERYTING happening in Bim.
Firstly, I would like to say that I find any crime reprehensible, let alone an attack like this.
According to Ian Bourne’s Bajan Reporter website the police have charged Corey Noel with this crime. If it is true, that is good news.
Many people in Barbados believe that you see ghosts where none exist.
If this incident is a random horrible crime, suggesting that it is a planned act of terror related to an alleged land grab will not help to get people on your side.
Please try to restrain the paranoia.
We will never progress as a society when people are too frightened to testify in court. The corruption, special deals and double standards evident in our courts undermines everything.
My advice to my son: leave Barbados and make a new life somewhere else. Choose a country where there is rule of law and mechanisms in place to curtail the excesses of the rogues of the ruling classes. There will always be injustices wherever you are but in Barbados a handful of people control everything. There is no chance for a person not born into a family with connections. The people who have been on the receiving end of the violences in the kingland affair probably wish they had never started their law suit in the the court.
How do we know that this was not related to the land grab? THEY set Loveridge’s home on fire. THEY threatened to bash in the old lady’s skull, slit the throat of the daughter. Many threats on the internet some came from the Parliamentary Lounge. THEY published instructions on Barbados Underground that everyone should watch the Knox family.
Then someone kidnaps the family members with a rifle, beats them. Doesn’t leave when a normal criminal would run away.
WHO ARE YOU TO SAY THIS IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE COURT LEGAL PROCEEDINGS? !!!
dedawgster said,you should apologize now the criminal has been held and he is just a common criminal who terrorized the whole island. The conspiracy theory must now be thrown out the window. Yes things happen and the BDF connection I saw somewhere was a big joke. Undue pressure may be brought to bear but the accusations and conspiracy theory was way off base.
I know John Knoxx and I will say to him do not let your guard down and keep the dogs tied or not install security cameras in such an isolated environment. Getting robbed and beaten is not a good feeling, fortunately I was only robbed. Sorry to know of you plight,do not be an easy prey for thieves, yes you should not be a prisoner in your home but don`t be foolhardy. Thieves are no respecter of people!
dont sit around for it to happen again, arm yourself,next time some thug come, you will have your grill good and ready.
My well wishes go out to you John; I hope that your recovery is speedy and complete; this type of experience is something that NO one should endure.
I would suggest that your family looks at the security in that lonely area, as is obvious in this case, the house is vulnerable, especially from the front.
Thank you to Keltruth for sharing this with us, unfortunately this island has so much unreported incidences and though it would possibly cause panic if the whole truth be told, it would make the public aware of exactly how safe or should I rather say, unsafe we really are.
It was a relief to see that the perpetrator has been apprehended and a huge relief to see that he was not associated with the treats of the past.
Though I personally have never understood your immediate family’s position with the entire “land grab” case, I would never support this or any kind of violence against people who should have the right to express themselves.
Thanks for your concern. However, we came to a different conclusion.
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