A British tourist remained for the most part in high spirits despite having the apartment in which she currently occupies here was broken into during the early hours of the morning of
July 26.
Although admitting to being afraid to sleep, Zoe Reeve said that she had arrived in St Vincent
at the beginning of the month and that she came to take in some of the Carnival and explore some of the scenery.
And that she had rented an apartment in Lodge Village, in Kingstown.
A three-minute video began circulating on social media on the morning of July 26 with Reeve giving an account of her ordeal.
Reeve said that she went to sleep around 11pm on July 25 and was woken up around 1am by some loud banging on her bedroom door.
Reeve reported that she locked the front door of the apartment and that she also locked her bedroom door.
“I heard some loud banging on my bedroom door, like somebody was kicking it hard or hitting it with a hammer or something,” she said.
“It woke me up and I realized somebody must be inside my house, so I messaged some people I know in St Vincent to see if any of the were awake and could help me,” Reeve continued.
Most of the people she contacted were asleep she said, but one individual responded, and she asked whether they could come over to where she was staying.
According to Reeve, the individual replied that they were unable to do so, but that they would contact the police.
During this time, she said that she was hearing noises and that she was held up in her room for over half an hour.
“I was in my room wondering what was going to happen because I knew the guy wanted to get into my room,” she said.
The police eventually arrived, and although a bit apprehensive, she ventured outside her bedroom saying that when she turned on the lights, she saw that the intruder(s) had broken a
plate and she met a knife that had been moved from the kitchen on a chair in the living room.
She further noticed that the television that was hanging on the wall was also gone.
Never-the-less, despite her traumatizing experience, Reeve said that she hoped that she will be able to return for Vincy Mas in 2024.
“Personally, I believe these things can happen anywhere so it’s not really a ‘Vincy thing’.
People experience home break-ins all over the world,” she said.
“I feel like its unfortunate that lots of people have experienced similar things and lots of people dont feel safe in their daily lives.
I personally feel like these things are usually a result of poverty, poor mental health or a lack of opportunities etc, so I believe these things wont stop until the system we live in is improved.”
“I’m grateful that he didn’t get into my room and I’m also grateful for my friend who offered to come and pick me up and let me crash at their house for tonight,” Reeve said.