Criminal takes four hostages and threatens to shoot a one-month-old baby during a robbery on the coast of SP; VIDEO

An armed man robbed a clothing store and took four hostages, including a 57-day-old baby, in Guarujá, on the coast of São Paulo. During the crime, the robber prevented the owner of the establishment from picking up her own son and threatened to shoot the child, according to the victim's report. Monitoring cameras recorded the action.

The robbery took place on Friday (6), in Alameda das Tulipas, in Jardim Primavera. To g1, trader Síntia Santos said that she was in the store with her newborn son, a neighboring trader and a teenager, the son of a friend, when the criminal entered and announced the robbery. The estimated loss exceeds R$25 thousand.

According to Síntia, the man stole four cell phones, a gold ring, a chain and a bicycle that was outside the store. During the action, the neighboring shopkeeper did not want to hand over her cell phone and wedding ring. The robber then pointed the gun at her and threatened to shoot.

The woman handed over the objects after a request from Síntia. The criminal then forced the two women and the teenager to go into the bathroom, but prevented the store owner from picking up her son, who remained alone in the store. According to the mother, the man threatened to shoot the baby.

"[The suspect] told us to go in and [said] not to leave or look back, otherwise he would shoot," he said.

Síntia is in the postpartum period.

Excited, Síntia said that she gave birth 57 days ago and is still in the postpartum period. According to her, the newborn is fine, but has not stopped crying since the assault. The trader also reported that she is taking tranquilizers.

"We feel helpless. If I pick up my baby and he shoots me, how would I [take care of] my baby and my other son?", he said.

The store owner stated that she took a security guard course and said she was sure that the weapon used by the criminal was real. She also reported that she had never seen the robber in the region.

Síntia highlighted that the establishment has been operating at the same address for six years and has never been the target of crimes. At the time of reporting to g1, the trader had not yet filed a police report, but stated that she intended to contact the police.