Republic Bank held liable in safety deposit box heist - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

NewsJada Loutoo3 Days AgoREPUBLIC Bank Ltd (RBL) has been found liable for a break-in at its Couva branch in 2022 which led to the theft of a pensioner’s valuables from a safety deposit box.“I find that the defendant’s security systems fell short and below the required standard and the claimant is entitled to judgment,” Justice Carol Gobin held in a judgment on October 7.Curtis Mathura's attorneys are expected to present the court with submissions on the quantum of damages. In his lawsuit, in January 2023, he identified $297,694 in jewellery and cash stored in the safety deposit box.Mathura was represented by attorneys Kiel Taklalsingh and Stefan Ramkissoon, while Kerwyn Garcia, SC, Tonya Rowley and Hillary Muddeen represented RBL.Mathura was one of the scores of customers who lost jewellery and family heirlooms when RBL’s Couva branch was broken into during a long holiday weekend in May 2022.Between May 27 and 30, the bank’s branch at Southern Main Road, Couva, was broken into. Crimin...