PJT has been holding back notice on information he had knowledge of this previous week concerning cousins on his wife’s side in Higüey. Now he feels he can communicate the story.
It came to pass during the early morning hours of Wednesday, the 2nd, the house of my cousins was entered by thief intent on looking for money and making harm. A young guy 21 years old managed to enter the well secured house in Higüey, until then; around 3:30 in the morning through a 2nd floor window. He did this by squeezing himself between bars of the ironwork protecting the home. Investigators suggest he accomplished the feat by stripping down to his shorts and plastering himself in oil or fat of some sort so he could slither between the bars. It is also surmised he proceeded to the downstairs kitchen to acquire knives. He then entered the bedroom of the nine and eleven year old girls and threatened to kill them if they made alarm or not tell him where the money was. They responded truthfully, “we don’t know”. He tied them up and then went to the bedroom of the parents. The youngest child, the six year old boy, was also there in the room on a throw mattress reserved for him as he is at an age when he is afraid of the monsters and departs his bedroom to seek the refuge, safety, and love of his parents when he succumbs to his fears ….and this is one night when a real monster appeared.
The thief stood over the sleeping parents. The mother awoke with a knife at her chest and the assailant screaming for money and he was going to kill her. The boy scrambled out of the room in fear. The father awoke to the commotion. He reached for his handgun on the night table in the darkened room; he inadvertently knocked the pistol away from his grasp. The thief was spooked. A mortal fight ensued with both husband and wife in terror defending their lives and fearing for the lives of their children. They managed with great effort to turn the blade away from the mother’s chest. My cousins said it seemed the fight lasted for an eternity. They were struggling with a devil of superhuman strength (possibly influenced by drugs) bathed in oil. They had a hell of a time just trying to grasp and restrain the oil covered mass. Their hearts were pounding as adrenalin and survival instincts kicked in and eventually they were able to kill the bastar…..d. The thief died from the choke hold.
By the grace of God, both the parents suffered various slash wounds that required sutures. There were some bruises and contusions and the mother received a fractured nose. The son was found trembling in his sisters’ bedroom closet. The terrorized girls were upset but seemed OK.
They phoned a nearby cousin who summoned the police to the house. The assailant was well known to the police, he had been out of jail for three days.
The parents and children have been traumatized, their lives have been changed and now there is fear to leave the house. Fortunately, they are receiving wonderful support from the community, authorities, and family. They also are receiving phycological help. They are a strong family. They are very hard working, the most decent of people, a great example of the best of Dominican family values, and this event has made them stronger. PJT and wife have always been proud of them and now even prouder.
The resultant death is tragic. However, the real tragedy is both the parents are medical doctors, Dr. Pedro Quevedo and Dr. Altagracia Márquez. They have dedicated themselves to save lives. One can only imagine the private feelings they have.
Regards,
PJT
It came to pass during the early morning hours of Wednesday, the 2nd, the house of my cousins was entered by thief intent on looking for money and making harm. A young guy 21 years old managed to enter the well secured house in Higüey, until then; around 3:30 in the morning through a 2nd floor window. He did this by squeezing himself between bars of the ironwork protecting the home. Investigators suggest he accomplished the feat by stripping down to his shorts and plastering himself in oil or fat of some sort so he could slither between the bars. It is also surmised he proceeded to the downstairs kitchen to acquire knives. He then entered the bedroom of the nine and eleven year old girls and threatened to kill them if they made alarm or not tell him where the money was. They responded truthfully, “we don’t know”. He tied them up and then went to the bedroom of the parents. The youngest child, the six year old boy, was also there in the room on a throw mattress reserved for him as he is at an age when he is afraid of the monsters and departs his bedroom to seek the refuge, safety, and love of his parents when he succumbs to his fears ….and this is one night when a real monster appeared.
The thief stood over the sleeping parents. The mother awoke with a knife at her chest and the assailant screaming for money and he was going to kill her. The boy scrambled out of the room in fear. The father awoke to the commotion. He reached for his handgun on the night table in the darkened room; he inadvertently knocked the pistol away from his grasp. The thief was spooked. A mortal fight ensued with both husband and wife in terror defending their lives and fearing for the lives of their children. They managed with great effort to turn the blade away from the mother’s chest. My cousins said it seemed the fight lasted for an eternity. They were struggling with a devil of superhuman strength (possibly influenced by drugs) bathed in oil. They had a hell of a time just trying to grasp and restrain the oil covered mass. Their hearts were pounding as adrenalin and survival instincts kicked in and eventually they were able to kill the bastar…..d. The thief died from the choke hold.
By the grace of God, both the parents suffered various slash wounds that required sutures. There were some bruises and contusions and the mother received a fractured nose. The son was found trembling in his sisters’ bedroom closet. The terrorized girls were upset but seemed OK.
They phoned a nearby cousin who summoned the police to the house. The assailant was well known to the police, he had been out of jail for three days.
The parents and children have been traumatized, their lives have been changed and now there is fear to leave the house. Fortunately, they are receiving wonderful support from the community, authorities, and family. They also are receiving phycological help. They are a strong family. They are very hard working, the most decent of people, a great example of the best of Dominican family values, and this event has made them stronger. PJT and wife have always been proud of them and now even prouder.
The resultant death is tragic. However, the real tragedy is both the parents are medical doctors, Dr. Pedro Quevedo and Dr. Altagracia Márquez. They have dedicated themselves to save lives. One can only imagine the private feelings they have.
Regards,
PJT
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