Tobago woman hospitalised after alleged attack by ex-boyfriend

A To­ba­go woman has been hos­pi­talised af­ter be­ing at­tacked by her ex-boyfriend in Canaan over the week­end.

The 19-year-old sales clerk was vis­it­ing a friend on Feed­er Road when the as­sailant al­leged­ly en­tered the prop­er­ty and be­gan strik­ing her. She ran in­to a bed­room to es­cape, but he fol­lowed and broke down the door be­fore con­tin­u­ing the as­sault.

The sus­pect al­leged­ly stole her Sam­sung cell­phone be­fore leav­ing. The woman was tak­en to Scar­bor­ough Gen­er­al Hos­pi­tal for treat­ment.