4 Women Sought in Bradenton Home Invasion

A 35-year-old mother and her two children were attacked in what Manatee County deputies are calling a home invasion Tuesday evening.

According to the sheriff’s office, four women forced their way into a home in the 600 block of 58th Avenue Drive East around 10:20 p.m. Two of the women are accused of breaking down the front door while the other two are said to have smashed in the front window. The victim was holding her two minor children when the intruders began pushing her around, an incident report stated.

One of the women grabbed a child out of the victim’s hands while another suspect began beating the victim as she held her child, the report said. The women yelled threats at the victim and told her they were going to kill her.

The suspects fled the home in a red two-door vehicle after one of the women snatched the victim’s cellphone, the report said.

Deputies say they are looking for the four women connected to the case. The suspects have been identified as Samantha Edwards, 20, Teasha Clayton, 40, Juarez Luptia, 21, and Nicie Faleciano, 25.

No further details are available at this time.

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