Teen waitress shot in back

A TEENAGED waitress was shot in the back and seriously wounded, during a failed robbery at a Caroni restaurant on Wednesday night. Eileen Jacob, 19, is warded in an unsatisfactory condition at Port-of-Spain General Hospital with a bullet reportedly still lodged in her back.

According to police reports, at around 8.30 pm Abigail Ali, 30, of Main Road, Kelly Village, Caroni, was conducting sales at her businessplace, Airlink Restaurant and Bar at Caroni South Bank Road, St Helena Village. Three men, two of whom were armed with pistols, entered the establishment and announced a robbery. One of the bandits attempted to open an iron gate to get behind the bar but Ali fought him. One of the bandits fired two shots at Ali, with one striking Jacob in the lower back, while the other shot struck a wall. As Jacob, who lives in Robert Trace, Warrenville, slumped to the floor screaming in pain, the bandits ran out of the restaurant and escaped in a white Nissan B13 Sentra.

A report was made to the Caroni police and officers led by Sgt Duncan including Ag Cpl Duncan and others went to the restaurant and began investigations. The bleeding, semi-conscious teen was taken to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where she received emergency treatment and was warded. Up to late yesterday no arrests had been made and Ag Cpl Duncan is continuing investigations.