ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Two men have been charged with burglary after allegedly breaking into a woman’s Old Harbour Bay home with a machete and trying to escape with her valuables.

Charged are 34-year-old David Baker, a technician of a St Catherine address, and 35-year-old Nicklous Walters, otherwise called ‘Tittyman’, of an Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine address.

Reports from the Old Harbour Police are that on September 11, about 2:00 am, a woman securely locked her home and retired to bed. It is reported that the woman was awoken by the accused, who struck her with an item. It is further reported that one of the accused men armed himself with a machete before demanding money from the woman.

When their demands were not met, they reportedly ransacked the home and stole several items valued at $ 9,500.

During the ordeal, the woman noticed that the culprits had forced open her front door to gain entry to the home. The woman managed to use said door to escape and raise an alarm. Residents later captured the accused men and handed them over to the police.

The woman later identified items stolen from her home in the possession of the accused men, who were charged following a question-and-answer session in the presence of their attorney.

Their court date is being finalised.