A man and his family were subjected to a terrifying robbery ordeal during which they were locked inside a room in their own home.

A gang of three – two men and a woman – armed with handguns jumped the victim outside his house on Eastern Avenue.

The trio then led the man inside his home at gunpoint and demanded he handed over cash.

The man gave them money and was then locked inside a room of his home with his family before the gang fled.

A spokesman for the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service said: “At about 8.17pm on Wednesday night, 911 received a call from a male stating he had just been robbed at his residence on Eastern Avenue in the vicinity of Payless Autos and the suspects had left on foot.

“Police arrived a short time later, secured the victims and the scene, set up roadblocks and commenced a search of the area.

“The details that emerged were two males brandishing what appeared to be handguns and a female approached the victim outside his home address.

“The suspects then forced the victim back into his residence and demanded he hand over any cash.

“A quantity of cash was handed over, the victim and his family were then locked in a room and the suspects ran from the scene.”

Detectives say no shots were fired and no one received any injuries.

One of the suspects is described as a dark skinned male, medium build, 6’4″ in height, wearing a long sleeved green/brown military style jacket, dark coloured scarf over face, dark coloured material covering head. Spoke with a Jamaican accent.

The second man was also around 6′ 4″ in height wearing a purple jacket with dark coloured material over face and head

And police say the woman involved in the robbery was stocky build and was wearing a white short sleeved blazer.

The spokesman added: “ Anyone who was in the area at the relevant time and has information which could assist the police is asked to contact Detective Constable Bowen on 516 8490 or George Town Police Station on 949-4222, the RCIPS Tip-Line 949-7777 or the Confidential Crime Stoppers Number 800-8477 (TIPS).”