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Three armed men broke into the home of a doctor in Guanabacoa, a municipality in the east of Havana, early this morning. They threatened her with firearms pointed at her head and neck, and took money, jewelry, a motorcycle, and all of her belongings, including her shoes.
The complaint was filed this Monday by the Cuban writer Yoana Hernández Suárez, the victim's aunt, through her social media, after receiving a message from her niece that said: "Aunt, we were robbed last night at home, by three individuals, with weapons. We are alive. Don't worry."
Alongside the doctor was her mother, identified as Katia, who was also a victim of the assault. The doctor's son was not at home that night because he was with his father.
According to Hernández Suárez, his niece only managed to plead for their lives: "My poor niece just asked them not to kill them, to take everything else."
The writer indignantly described how the assailants stripped the two women of absolutely everything: “Aunt, they took everything. Money, jewelry, the motorcycle, everything,” the doctor said when she called her.
One of the aspects that most infuriated Hernández Suárez was the lack of police response. Although the victims immediately alerted the National Revolutionary Police (PNR), the authorities had not arrived at the scene hours after the incident.
"The police they called right away still haven't arrived. But well, my niece is just a doctor who has a small café, works two jobs, and takes care of her patients at the Polyclinic of Specialties in Guanabacoa. She's not important enough for them to come to her aid," the complainant wrote bitterly.
Hernández Suárez also pointed out that the criminals apparently knew in advance that the young woman lived alone, which suggests the possible existence of organized groups that operate with impunity and have prior information about their victims, according to a report by journalist Magdiel Jorge Castro.
The case reflects a sustained deterioration of public safety in Cuba. According to the Citizen Audit Observatory (OCAC), in 2025, 2,833 verified crimes were recorded on the island, a 115% increase compared to 2024, with theft being the most frequent category of crime.
In October 2025, the U.S. Embassy in Cuba officially alerted about the increase in thefts and violent incidents, including home invasions.
This is not an isolated case. In January of this year, a violent armed robbery against two brothers was reported in Santo, and in April, a young man lost a hand in an encounter with thieves in broad daylight.
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