WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have released new video of a man accused of attacking a woman in her West Miami-Dade home and leaving her tied up while he stole her car.
According to Miami-Dade Police, the victim arrived home to find an unknown man inside her bedroom. When she tried to leave, the man grabbed her and started punching and choking her.
He then pulled out a knife and forced the woman back into her room, where her bound her to the bedroom dresser and fled the scene in her 2015 Toyota 4Runner.
Surveillance cameras recorded the man entering and exiting the woman’s house on June 4.
The man made his way inside the unoccupied home through the bedroom window after jumping a nearby fence.
A short time later, the homeowner arrived and was confronted by the man.
“The moment that he saw her and then he just jumped out of the room and started running behind her,” said the victim’s daughter.
She said her mom then tried to run out of the front door and call for help, but he dragged her back inside.
“He blind-folded me, wrapped my legs, tied me up in the other room and just continued picking up all the stuff he was going to take,” said victim Maria Moya.
She said the intruder tied her up to a dresser before taking off with her valuables.
The horrific encounter didn’t stop there.
The victim said the intruder also taunted her by threatening to take her dead son’s belongings and tried to rape her.
“He demanded I take off my clothes and just many other things I don’t feel comfortable saying,” Moya said.
After being tied up for more than an hour, she called her daughter, distraught.
“She called me. She was screaming. She was crying. She said that the house just got robbed,” said the victim’s daughter.
The woman’s daughter said the man also got away with a computer, jewelry and cash.
“I think what hurts the most is all the stuff he stole from my son,” Moya said.
If you have any information on this home invasion, call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. Remember, you can always remain anonymous, and you may be eligible for a $1,000 reward.
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