A 71-year-old Mayaro woman defended herself against a home invasion by beating her attacker with a cheese grater on Tuesday afternoon.
Police said the woman was preparing dinner at her Radix Village, Mayaro home at around 4.15 pm when she saw a man in her house holding her cutlass.
The man announced a robbery as the woman called for help.
As the bandit grabbed her, the woman began beating the man with a nearby cheese grater.
The bandit ran away with the cutlass.
The woman called the police and officers from the Mayaro CID went to the area.
Police found the 39-year-old man at a shack nearby and arrested him. They also found the cutlass near the shack.
The woman was taken to the hospital, but officers said she only received a scratch on her left arm.
Mayaro CID are continuing enquiries.
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