A man killed his own mother this morning - and he did so by bludgeoning her to death with a crowbar. The unthinkable act happened around 8:15 in Carmelita Village, just outside Orange Walk. Our colleagues from CTV-3 were on the scene shortly after as police were trying to chase down the killer, who ran off after leaving his mother for dead:...
Jules Vasquez reporting
Police teams and villagers raced through the village, Fanning out even into the bushes surrounding Carmelita Village to find this man, Andy Rhaburn, while officers patrolled through the village on motorbike.
Villagers gathered around in shock and came to the family's home to give support.
They are all in shock after this 26 year old just bludgeoned his mother, 53 year old Braulia Pech with a crowbar here under this plantain tree in her yard.
Clarita Rhaburn, Daughter of Deceased
"My little sister said that when she got here my mother was already thrown there, and my brother wasn't here. No one saw what happened they just found her there. They took her to the hospital, but...she died before she got there. But, my mother wouldn't harm anyone, she doesn't trouble anyone, she never deserved to die like this."
When he was running out - he also struck another villager, Lilia Xujur, with the crowbar. No one knows what triggered it, but there had been a history of mental illness:
Clarita Rhaburn, Daughter of Deceased
"She would always tell me that she had an issue with my little brother. But, as I told you we didn't see, because she stays here alone with him."
"When he starts to get like this, always acting violent my mother calls for the police to help, and they take him away. And the he has a few good days, taking his treatment, but I feel that in recent days, he hadn't been taking his meds, and maybe this is why it happened."
Now, Andy Rhaburn is wanted and despite canvassing the village completely - police have found no trace of him.
And while the manhunt is for him, this daughter just wants her mother back:
Clarita Rhaburn, Daughter of Deceased
"I will be without my mother. The only thing we have in life is a mother."
Rhaburn remains at large this evening. Police expect to track him down soon.
His other victim, 43 year old Lilia Xujur is in a stable condition at the Northern Regional Hospital.
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