A man who thought he was meeting a prostitute was instead robbed by three men brandishing an axe and a knife, say Windsor police.
The victim, 55, showed up at Windsor police headquarters around 10 a.m. on Jan. 21 to announce that he had just been robbed.
The man admitted that he had been communicating online with a female who he was led to believe was a prostitute. He had arranged to meet with her 9:30 a.m. that morning at a residence in the 1000 block of Parent Avenue.
The man said he entered the place and was met by the female — then confronted by three men he didn’t know.
Two of the men had covered faces. One was armed with an axe, another had a knife.
The victim was assaulted and robbed. One of the attackers also went outside to the victim’s parked vehicle and took numerous items including the man’s identification.
The victim was allowed to leave. He immediately went to police.
Detectives with the Major Crimes Branch investigated and quickly identified the female. They went to the residence in question and arrested the woman, about three hours after the incident took place.
Giselle McKenna, 22, has been charged with one count of robbery.
After obtaining a warrant, police searched the residence and found some of the stolen property, as well as the axe and the knife believed to have been used by the assailants.
The robbers were all described as white males with slender builds, between five-foot-seven and six feet in height.
The robber who did not wear a mask had a clean-shaven face and short dark hair.
Windsor police remind the public of the potential dangers of meeting a stranger you only know about from the internet.
Anyone with more information about this case is encouraged to call detectives at 519-255-6700 ext. 4830.
Anonymous tips can be made via Crime Stoppers at 519-258-8477 or www.catchcrooks.com.
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