| Cousin Kills Cousin In City |
| Mon, February 20, 2017 |
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The weekend's fourth murder happened in Belize City - and it is a case of parricide - or a killing between close relatives. Seventeen year old Eaton Lamb was hanging out out near his home on Pelican Street, when his cousin Tishawn Hamilton confronted him with a knife. Lamb attempted to flee, but Hamilton stabbed him to his chest and back. Lamb made it to Antelope Street Extension before police were able to intervene. He succumbed to his injuries shortly after being rushed to the KHMH. We spoke to the police and his family for more details...
Insp. Fitztroy Yearwood - Police Press Officer
"On Saturday around 12:15am police visited the KHMH ward where they saw the lifeless body of 17 yrs. old Eaton Lamb. a few minutes earlier sometime around 11:40 or so police were on patrol on Antelope Street Extension where they saw Lamb running from 24 yrs. old Tishawn Hamilton. He was in direct pursuit with a knife in his hand. Police managed to disarm Hamilton, he was then detained and Lamb was transported to the KHMH for treatment. Unfortunately about 20 minutes later, he succumb to his injury. We know that Hamilton is detained and should be charged for his murder hopefully by the end of the day."
Jason Lamb - Older Brother
"Make a long story short, it's his own cousin who killed him. It's so close, it hurts but it's not something that I could get over so easily. But all of them are friends because they are cousins, because they are around every day. Right beside us they lived, but I don't know what really trigger it to make the man to do a crucial death to his own cousin. He left the family in a verdict where everybody was panicking. These people feel scared know because they feel as though this happened because of arguing and something like this will always happen. I just want everybody know that my brother is gone, it was a loving young boy, regardless of what happened, Let nature takes it course. Justice is supposed to take over from now."
Hamilton was found in possession of the murder weapon and detained by police. He is expected to appear in the Magistrate's Court this week.
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