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Showgrounds Crowd Slightly Down, But, Still, a Stabbing
Wed, May 4, 2016

Food, drinks, entertainment, a variety of plants, agricultural produce, even deals on toilet paper and fruit juices – all that and more were found at the Agriculture and Trade Show grounds over the past weekend. While all that attracts Agric Showgoers, in the middle of all of that, violent commotions are not uncommon. 2 men were stabbed on Saturday night at the Showgrounds near the exit.  Both men got into a fight over a women and one of them, 28 year old Jaime Torres was stabbed to the chest, head and chin. Torres stabbed the other man but he wasn’t seriously hurt. Torres was taken to the hospital but he discharged himself. Now police say they have to follow up on this incident because it could escalate since none of them want to press charges.

Supt. Howell Gillet, OC, Belmopan
"We received information almost some minutes before 12 AM that there was a fight at the entrance to the National Agriculture and Trade Show ground on the Roaring Creek side of the entrance and we did find out that it was one James Torres, he is from Teakettle Village who was stabbed to the neck and the head and the upper torso. He was rushed to the Western Regional Hospital but he later discharged himself. He is not cooperating with the police so there is little information that we have. We also found out during our investigation even though he is not requesting any police assistance or to be taken to court we also found out that the other person that was involved in the fight got injured too. So we are looking at it from the viewpoint that there might be retaliation since he's not requesting court action and from that angle we are trying to defuse the situation. Our people are actively trying to pursue both of them to have dialogue with them to see if we can deescalate the tensions between the two. I think it has to do with a female relationship and also alcohol might have contributed to it."

In terms of the Agricultural Trade Show, 39,500 people attended. That’s 500 less than last year.

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