A road trip across the Americas took a violent turn for a couple from Gatineau, Que., when they were viciously attacked by armed assailants in Panama last week. The couple was in bed watching television with their dog around 10 p.m. when they heard someone banging on the bus. Plouffe said Audette approached the door where he was confronted by three men posing as police officers who requested entry. Enlarge image (new window) Audette sustained bruising all over his body and multiple lacerations to his head that required stitches. (Submitted by Geneviève Plouffe) Photo: (Submitted by Geneviève Plouffe)The men dragged Audette outside and beat him with a hammer and the butt of a gun, Plouffe said.
