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Cayo Police have Car & Suspect In Custody
posted (June 8, 2012)
Tonight, Cayo Police are keeping a white car under tight wraps - as they believe it could play a central role in the Jasmine Lowe murder investigation. The driver - who we understand to be an older man from San Ignacio - is also detained as a person of interest. Police wouldn't let us videotape the car, which is hidden from public view - and today officer commanding for the Cayo district Chester Williams wouldn't tell us too much about it - only to say that it has been scoured for forensic evidence:..

Senior Superintendent Chester Williams
"We have since brought in one person of interest and have detained a person of interest as well. However we are still in the elimination stage of our investigation. We have done certain forensic works through the National Forensic Service as well as utilizing the Belize Scenes of Crime Unit with the new van that they have received just recently to do some work within the vehicle that we have in our custody."

"We are very optimistic of the result of that, but we have to wait until the forensic expert gets through with their investigation. We cannot say definitely that that is the vehicle but we believe it is. We will be able to confirm that that is the vehicle as soon as we get the enhanced video which has been sent to the US Embassy for further analysis. When we get that video back from the Embassy then we will be able to say whether or not it is indeed the vehicle by virtue of the license plates."

Reporter
"With respect to speculations; the girl may have been raped. That was also inconclusive as well?"

Senior Superintendent Chester Williams
"Yes that was also inconclusive but I doubt pretty much that she was raped because I don't see a rapist raping a child and then putting back on her clothes so perfectly because her clothes was totally intact. It doesn't seem to have been tampered with. I am not saying that she was not raped, but I doubt she was."

"I can tell you though that as the officer commanding this formation that we are doing all we can in order to ensure that we find the person or persons responsible for this particular crime. It is a gruesome one; it can't go unpunished. So we are sure that we will do our utmost best even if we have to seek assistance from abroad in sending things for testing or whatever the case may be. We will go the lengths because we want it to be solved."

"I would just like to appeal to taxi owners within the Cayo District that if they know of any their colleagues who might be involved in this type of crime to please feel free to forward the information to us. All we need is information and once we get the information then we will be able to act swiftly from there."

If you feel you have any information that can assist in this investigation, you can call 0-800-922 TIPS or 911.

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