Teen Among TWO (2) Shot Dead Inside Arima Home; 8-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized
Two (2) persons are dead, including a teenager, and a child wounded following a brutal home invasion and shooting incident at Pinto Road, Arima, early this morning (Thursday 25th December, 2025). The deceased have been identified as 23-year-old Dijon Cottoy and 14-year-old Fadius Malchan.
According to reports, armed assailants stormed a residence along Pinto Road, Arima, around 5:00 AM, and opened fire while the occupants were inside their home.
In the chaos that followed, Cottoy and Malchan were fatally shot, while Malchan's 8-year-old brother, a student of Santa Rosa Government Primary School, was wounded during the attack.
Police and Emergency Health Services were notified and Officers responded to the scene shortly after the shooting, including Insp. Sylvester, Insp. Smith and Sgt. Ramoutar.
The child was rushed to Hospital, where he remains in stable condition after being shot in the shoulder.
Investigations are continuing, led by PC Salina of the Homicide Bureau of Investigations (HBI) Region II.
More on this as it becomes available.
[Source: Ian Alleyne]
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