Braquage IndianOil: Deux des Trois Suspects Passent aux Aveux

This is at least what has been said two of the three suspects arrested Monday after a deflection of the IndianOil petrol station perpetrated Sunday Highlands, Phoenix. Lionel Barbeau, 21, and Ivance Lindor, 29, have admitted the day before yesterday and have participated in the holdup.

As the officer Berny Barbeau, 29, suspected to be the brain, he invoked his right to silence. Married and father of a child, he was banned from his duties since Wednesday. Assigned to the police station Vacoas, he has yet eight years of service in the police. The three suspects appeared in court Tuesday morning Curepipe. They were kept in police cell until next Tuesday.

Everything goes back to Sunday at around 18 h 45. Aboard two motorcycles that robbers, armed with swords and wearing full-face helmets, have committed their crime. They attacked the manager of the service station before seizing the recipe of the day amounting to Rs 50,000. During the struggle, the victim was able to disarm one of the thugs before delivering a saber . Whole scene, however, was filmed by surveillance cameras.

Betrayed by an injury

It is the sword injury who betrayed Berny Barbeau. The latter went to the Victoria Hospital, Candos for treatment. Moreover, elements of the  Scene of Crime Office  have collected traces of blood to the service station for analysis.

And within 24 hours, Monday around noon, the  Criminal  Investigation Division (CID) of Curepipe, led by the chief inspector Rajaram Krishnakumar had put the collar three suspects. A raid on their home city Malherbe, Curepipe, enabled officers to recover Rs 4,000, brand shoes and designer clothes.