A 72 year old man living in the rural Belize district was the victim of an early morning home invasion on Sunday.
It happened in a quiet neighborhood at mile 20 on the Old Northern Highway. Around 6 o'clock on Sunday morning, 72 year old Hipolito Castillo reported to police that he went to his sheep stable on his ranch about 50 yards behind his house and while entering the stable he was approached from behind by 6 men who were armed and dressed in full black and their faces covered with cloth.
The men then blind folded Castillo with transparent tape while his neck was tied with a piece of yellow rope and both of his hands tied tightly with a piece of black telephone wire. He was escorted to his house by the men who demanded that he handed over money.
Police press officer Fitzroy Yearwood told us more:...
Inspector Fitzroy Yearwood - Police Press Officer
"Hipolito Castillo, 72 year old retired person was at his at farm on the 22nd July and around 6 o' clock he said that he went around his sheep stable not too far from his house where he was attack by 6 men all dress in black clothing with their faces covered with mask. These men were all armed with firearms. These men blind-folded him, his hands were tied and he was escorted back to the house where he was instructed to hand over his chest containing an undisclosed amount of cash. These men went on to ransack the house. Fearing for his life he didn't try to do anything. The men then took him outside where they ask his for another chest - they took away his 12 gauge pump action shotgun and they left in his Isuzu pickup valued at $10,000. This pickup was later located by Ladyville police at an area around mile 23 on a feeder road 3 miles from his residence. Police are still investigating this incident."
No arrests have been made.
And, a 29 year old Cayo man is in the intensive care unit at the KHMH tonight after he was stabbed at 3:15 am on Sunday morning.
The Police press officer told us more:..
Inspector Fitzroy Yearwood - Police Press Officer
"Gilroy Nicholas, 29 years old of the Shawville area reported that he was sitting on his verandah when a male person attacked him and stab him. He got what appeared to be 3 stab wounds; 2 to the right side of his chest and one to the left side. Nicholas was then transported to the San Ignacio Community Hospital and is now at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital in a serious condition."
Police say Nicholas refused to identify his attacker.
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