A 41-year-old woman, her three daughters and niece were left traumatised following a home invasion in Rio Claro on Saturday morning.
Police said they hid under the bed when they realised that two men, one armed with a gun, were forcing open a door to the home around 9.10 am.
However, the suspects entered the bedroom and discovered them under the bed.
The woman was robbed of a quantity of gold jewellery, a Samsung Galaxy S22 cellphone, a Samsung Galaxy S20 cellphone and $1,159 in cash.
The suspects escaped in a white Nissan B14, which bore false identification plates. Officers from the Rio Claro Police Station are investigating.
Neighbour breaks
into house, found
naked next to woman
Meanwhile, a Venezuelan migrant reported to police that around 4.10 am on Saturday she returned home from liming with her 20-year-old friend.
Her friend is staying with her in Moruga.
She said her friend was highly intoxicated so she placed her on a mattress in a bedroom and went to shower.
Around 4.30 am, the woman checked on her friend and saw her neighbour lying naked next to her friend who was asleep. Her friend’s underwear was off.
She asked him how he got into the house and what he was doing, but he did not give a good reason.
He then got dressed and left through the front door.
Police said he had entered the property by climbing through an open space between the roof and the wall.
Officers from the Moruga Police Station are investigating.