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Accused By Aunt, Alleged Arsonist Goes To Court
Thu, August 28, 2014
On Wednesday's newscast, you saw homeowner Sonya Harris's devastation after her home in the Gungulung Area of Belize City burned down. The Belizean American made a direct and emotional accusation that her nephew did it - because she wouldn't let him sell weed in her home. Well, it seems the police agree: today they charged 27 year old Darrell Alvarez with arson. He appeared before Chief Magistrate, Anne Marie Smith to hear the charge. No plea was taken because the offense is indictable. The prosecutor objected to bail on the grounds that the offense is of a serious nature and if granted bail the defendant might interfere with the complainant and other prosecution witnesses. Chief Magistrate Smith upheld the objection and she remanded Alvarez into custody until October 3rd.

Sonya Harris told the media that her nephew had been living rent free in the house for two years. But when she came home from New York recently she told him that he couldn't sell weed there, and that his girlfriend had to leave the house. She says he threatened to burn down the home, and five minutes after she left to go and report it to police, the house was on fire. The Fire Department found that clothing had been used to start the fire.

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