Teen shot in heel

A 13-YEAR-OLD girl was shot on Friday while she and her father were attempting to escape a robbery attack, police said. Teenager Sabita Maharaj was shot in her left heel by bandits as she ran to a back room of a grocery owned by her father, Deonarine Maharaj, at Dow Village, California. The incident occurred just after midday while Sabita and her father were at their businessplace — Maharaj’s Super-market — when the three bandits stormed the supermarket. Reports said one of the men pointed a gun through the burglar-proofing near the cash register and ordered the owner to hand over the cash.

Fearing for his daughter’s life, Deonarine tried to lead his daughter to safety in a room at the back of the premises and as they ran, the bandit fired a shot at them. The bandits escaped empty-handed in a waiting car but witnesses noted the licence plate. The teenager was taken for medical treatment at the Couva District Hospital and later transferred to the San Fernando General Hospital where she is resting in stable condition. Couva Police are continuing investigations.