Attempted kidnapping foiled at Ellerslie Plaza

A 31-year-old woman escaped after being held up by two men at Ellerslie Plaza, St Clair yesterday.

Reports revealed that around 10 am, Shamela Dhalloo was seated in her car when she was confronted by two men armed with guns. They ordered her out of the driver’s seat and then ordered to the back seat of the car. Dhaloo managed to escape and ran into an office at the plaza. The gunman fired a shot at her but  missed. Officers of the St Clair Police Station responded and a 22-year-old suspect was held. Dhaloo told police officers that her family owns a printery. She claimed that when she was ordered to the back seat of the vehicle, she sat on a Bible and was able to slip out of the vehicle easily while warding off one of the men. Her mother, Basmacie, said that she was happy that her daughter escaped unhurt and believed that the Bible played a key part in her daughter being able to escape yesterday. Police reports revealed that the woman is the daughter of a well known businessman. Officers believe that it may have been an attempted kidnapping.