Mother Brutally Beaten in Home Invasion in Gwinnett

Gwinnett Police are looking for three suspects wanted in the brutal attack of a mother during a home invasion Friday morning.

Police believe it was a planned attack.

Milagros Vasquez-Cid, 40, and her unharmed 4-year-old child were found by police inside their home on Holly Circle in unincorporated Lawrenceville around 8:30 a.m. Friday. The mother was taken to the hospital with multiple injuries.

Police said the suspects, all believed to be Hispanic, ambushed the woman when she walked into her home after dropping a child off at the school bus stop, then they tied her up and beat her as they went through the house.

“During the attack, she was struck in the head with a hammer and knocked unconscious for a period of time,” Gwinnett Police Public Information Officer Cpl. Deon Washington said in a news release. “When she regained consciousness, she was bound at the wrists and ankles. The suspects began cutting, punching, and stabbing her for approximately one hour while the house was ransacked.”

The suspects stole $1,500 and fled the scene in the victim’s car, a pearl white 2007 Nissan Quest (GA tag PSC1330; see photo of replica car with this article)

“This was clearly a planned attack and the motive thus far appears to be robbery,” Washington said.

Suspect descriptions (from GCPD)

Suspect 1

• Hispanic male
• Average height
• Heavyset
• Mexican, based on accent

Suspect 2

• 5’7-5’9
• 130-140lbs
• Mexican, based on accent

Suspect 3

• Hispanic male
• 5’6-5’8
• 140-150lbs
• Light skinned
• Columbian, based on accent

Detectives are working with the victim to determine why she was targeted by the suspects, and are canvassing the area for information.

If you have any information to share in this case, contact the Robbery Unit at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.

Photo: stolen vehicle replica, pearl white 2007 Nissan Quest GA tag PSC1330