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Painter charged with aggravated assault
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Painter charged with aggravated assault

A Belize City painter pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, when he was arraigned on a charge of aggravated assault of an indecent nature, before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer. George Dakers, 48, a painter and resident of Freedom Street, was released on a bail of $1,500 and [...]

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Man sentenced for sodomy

A Belize City man, indicted on a changed of sodomy, was sentenced to four years in prison, after he changed  his ‘not guilty’ plea to guilty, in the Supreme Court of Justice Troaido Gonzalez. 

Man  who killed step-daughter  sentenced to life in jail
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Man who killed step-daughter sentenced to life in jail

A Belizean man has sentenced to life in prison, in the United States  after he pleaded guilty to the October 30, 2012 murder his stepdaughter.

Tristan Gordon, 21, acquitted of Kenyon Plunkett murder
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Tristan Gordon, 21, acquitted of Kenyon Plunkett murder

Tristan Gordon, 21, who has been charged with the murder of Kenyon Plunkett was acquitted on Tuesday, when Justice Adolph Lucas ruled that the prosecution had not proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Woman kills in Sarteneja

A Sarteneja woman, accused of stabbing to death 36-year-old Veronica Gonzalez over the Easter holiday, was charged with murder in the Corozal Magistrate’s Court and remanded to the Belize Central Prison on Wednesday.

Two men charged with  attempting to kill   two policemen
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Two men charged with attempting to kill two policemen

Two Belize City men, who are accused of trying to kill two police officers last Saturday, were remanded to prison on Tuesday, after they were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith.

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Abducted one-year-old returned

Belize City, Tues. Mar. 26, 2013. Kidnappers, who reportedly abducted a one-year-old child Sunday night and demanded a ransom, have returned the child today, Tuesday – the deadline for the said ransom. Unconfirmed reports say that the abductors demanded US$450, 000 for the child’s return; however, the Reporter was unable [...]

Police found dead in New River
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Police found dead in New River

Orange Walk Police say they do not suspect foul play in the death of Police Constable Antonio Chan, 44, whose body was found floating in the New River on Saturday, March 23. According to a police press release, the police visited the New River at an area east of Honey [...]

Ardon Belgrave shot dead
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Ardon Belgrave shot dead

Belize City, Wed. Mar. 20, 2013  Belize City police are yet to identify the gunman responsible for Tuesday morning’s cold-blooded murder of Belize City Council maintenance worker, Ardon Belgrave, 26.

City councillor Roger Espejo robbed
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City councillor Roger Espejo robbed

Belize City police charged two teenage boys with robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery on Tuesday, March 19, after Belize City Councillor Roger Espejo reported that  boys  had robbed him while he was socializing at Newtown Barracks around 7:00 Sunday night, March 17.