Residents, who lived next door to a house that was firebombed on Uganda Drive, Tavares Gardens, on Tuesday morning, removed their furniture to prevent it from being destroyed in the fire, which almost spread to their properties. - Ian Allen

A family of nine, which was attacked by gunmen several times over the past three months, lost all their possessions, when their house was firebombed on Tuesday in Tavares Gardens, more popularly known as Payne Land.

Maria Smith, 34, her boyfriend and her seven children, ages four-17, were fortunately not at their Uganda Drive home during the attack . "Mi neva deh yah, but di man dem come up thru di lane and dem fire nuff shot and come throw 'grenade' in di house," she said.

Smith claims her 14-year-old daughter has been beaten by gunmen, her nephew was shot two weeks ago and shots fired at them several times for no reason. "Mi nuh do dem nutten, mi waan know why dem always a pick pan mi," she said.

Smith was not at home because she had decided not to stay there because of the recurring attacks. Residents from the community claim it was men from Delacree Lane who attacked them and have been the source of their problem. "Because wi (Village) and Building a live good, dem nuh like dat," one resident said.