Paul Lopez, Reporting
Flowayne Colon, also known as Shaniki Hernandez, says she was robbed inside her home while going live on Instagram.
Flowayne Colon, Burglary Victim
“Basically I mih just deh pan my bed and there was a situation I was going through depression, and I bring my family come live with me. So, my family live downstairs and I live upstairs alone. I in my room live on Instagram and another page and I hear the door, when I hear the door open, I know something wrong, because my family deh can’t go upstairs. My family know what I the do upstairs.”
She alleges that the individual was wearing a battle dress uniform, like those worn by members of the GI3.
Flowayne Colon
“I mih think dah my friend. I mih shocked and scared but I think dah one of my friend the mess with me or play with me. Then he tie me up and gagged me with one of my clothes then like I told you I think it was one of my friend messed with me. Then he just starts rough me up and tell me not to look at his face. That is when I realized that something wrong.”
Flowayne Colon
“He told me count from one to twenty. It is just weird. I thought it was a friend. Throughout the entire ordeal I thought it was a friend messing with me. When I look up I see my live phones, because I mih deh pan Instagram and next site and then I realize he stole my phones.”
She went to the police to make a report. But this morning before we spoke with Colon, she published a social media video giving what sounded like a different account of the same situation.
“A guy was passing on his bicycle. I was live on my verandah. He was passing on his bicycle and I was like hey weh the go on. UI dah like weh the go on. I don’t know him from Adams. We don’t know him. We dah like weh the gon on pull up. I don’t know him, but he came to my house.”
Well, this afternoon Colon told us that she was referencing a similar incident that occurred three weeks ago in which she was able to retrieve her phones.
Flowayne Colon
“So what happened, this person stole my phone three weeks ago. It is the same person. They are not after my money. I have a lot of valuable items. They don’t want nothing. It is my social media information and everything that they want. All of my online information they want.”
Paul Lopez
“Why would they want this? What value is there to that?”
“It is a lot of money. It is worth more than everything else. That is how I make a living.”
Colon made a report to the police and later requested no court action and that her statement be withdrawn. She says that she fears the culprit would return to harm her. We asked the police about her report today.
ACP Hilberto Romero, Regional Commander, Eastern Division
“We are following up on that report. Investigators is following up on footage and other evidence. That is the information e have that two cellphones were stolen. We have no suspect at this time.”
Reporter
“Did she mention that he was dressed in GI3 clothing?
ACP Hilberto Romero
“No, I am not aware of that detail of that report. No.”
Colon has been receiving a mixture of support and criticism on social media.
Paul Lopez
“One of the people, how did this individual manage to get inside your home? I know the first time you hail up a lee friend. But the second time, how did that even happen?”
Flowayne Colon
“I was live at the same time so they were looking at me live.”
Paul Lopez
“How does this entire ordeal have you feeling?”
Flowayne Colon
“I love my country. I love Belize. But I have to leave my country in a few hours.”
Paul Lopez for News Five.