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He Used His Pickup As A Murder Weapon
posted (November 21, 2011)
And while that killing occurred on the border another happened in Northwestern Belize, in a village not too far from the border with Mexico.

This one is equally pointless and possibly more vicious.

It happened on Friday night at the entrance to San Victor Village. Apparently, the Cawich brothers, Placido and Raphael had had a fight with Ismael Burgos earlier on the day.

It turned into a showdown at the entrance to the village - where another brother Emilio Cawich got into the dispute. He started by damaging Burgos's Ford Pickup with a blunt object.

Burgos wasn't having it; he jumped in his pickup, sped off and then returned to knock down the brothers. He missed on the first attempt and then raced back at them; the second time he did hit Emilio Cawich who was flung into the middle of the road. Still not satisfied, Police say he again circled, this time to run over Raphael Cawich who scampered off to the side of the road. Burgos then sped off while Emilio Cawich, a father of four, lay dead in the road.

Ismael Burgos, of Louisville Village, was charged for murder this evening.

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