Yesterday we told you about Consuelo Lopez, who was brutally attacked by her stepson Linsdale Flowers. Around 10:00 that morning Flowers assaulted his stepmother with a machete at their home in Belize City. Lopez received serious injuries to her arms and head before police arrived and arrested Flowers. Doctors currently have Lopez in a medically induced coma in order to reduce the physical and mental trauma. We spoke to her daughter, Gloria Flores today, who told us that while her mother is still critical her future seems favorable...
Gloria Flores, Daughter of Victim
"Right now she's in an unconscious state. They have her sedated, trying to get her relaxed so that no kind of swelling or internal bleeding starts to occur. She hasn't had any so far. So that's her stage, she's breathing on her own and she's fighting."
Alex Courtenay, 7News
"So right now she's in a medically induced coma?"
Gloria Flores, Daughter of Victim
"Yes she is."
Alex Courtenay, 7News
"Do the doctors have any projections for the future, what all treatments she'll need or what it takes for her to recover?"
Gloria Flores, Daughter of Victim
"The first thing they said they would deal with is that due to the muscles and the nerves that were damaged, that will be take longer to fix. She might not be 100% but she'll be able to pull through."
Alex Courtenay, 7News
"Moving on to your step brother Lindsdale, has the police given you any update on that situation?"
Gloria Flores, Daughter of Victim
"So far I just came from the precinct and they are dealing with that situation so I'm waiting to see if I will receive a call or they will come and see them to speak to me about the situation with him."
Alex Courtenay, 7News
"Has anybody gotten to know his motives or the reason why it was for him to act so violently towards your mother?"
Gloria Flores, Daughter of Victim
"So far I don't believe so because it's only me, my mom and him were here when it happened so if anyone should have a motive or know anything about why he did it, it should be me right? I spoke to my mom before she went into the theater and she said that she doesn't understand, because she was conscience before she went in there, why he attacked her."
Flowers' motives are still unclear at this point, but we will keep you updated as the case progresses. We note that the victim's name is Consuelo Lopez, not Pop as police told us yesterday.
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