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A 63-year-old woman was robbed of thousands of dollars in US and TT currency and jewellery while asleep in her bedroom.

The woman, of Old St Joseph Road in Laventille told police that she was awoken by a sudden noise at 1.a.m. yesterday morning and saw a man standing in her bedroom doorway.

She approached the man and a struggle occurred between them, police were told, but the man pushed her away and escaped through her home’s back door.