A Quebec woman says she was “fighting for my life” after two men kicked in her front door in a home invasion partially captured by a security camera.
The incident occurred shortly after 2 a.m. on Sunday in the Montreal suburb of Hudson.
Natalie Poirier says she was sleeping when intruders entered her home, kicked her dog and demanded over and over again in French, “Where is the money?”
In the video, two men can be seen kicking in the home’s front door before rushing in. Poirier can then be heard screaming.
“Here were all of a sudden two guys in black and they jumped me and I was screaming for my life, I was terrified,” Poirier told CTV Montreal from her living room. “They had me by the throat, they dragged me… It was like in slow motion although it all happened so quickly. And then they slammed me down on the ground.”
Poirier says she distracted the men by pointing to her wallet and then escaped through a side door.
She was soon able to flag down a vehicle and call police. The incident is currently being investigated by the Quebec Provincial Police’s Major Crimes unit.
According to Poirier, the alleged robbers made off with only $40 worth of objects.
She says she doesn’t know why her home was targeted but that it may have been a case of mistaken identity.
Poirier has since posted the shocking video to Facebook in an effort to help police identify and catch the perpetrators. Two weeks ago, the teacher had posted another video online of two men lurking around her house. It is unclear if there is a connection between the two incidents.
With a report from CTV Montreal
