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Disturbing Number Of Rapes Reported
posted (September 24, 2012)
Mercifully, there were no murders over the Independence Day weekend - but there were a disturbing number of rapes reported. Two of them were reported in the Toledo District - specifically in and around Punta Gorda Town.

Both cases have similarities because both victims report that they lost consciousness.

The police press officer outlined those cases:..

Fitzroy Yearwood - Police Press Officer
"We have a rape reported by a 14 year old female. Also in Punta Gorda where she is saying that on the 22nd September she was at the Venanca Petillo Park on Front Street in Punta Gorda in the company of Augustina Shal and 2 other male persons. She said around 1am she lost consciousness and when she arrive home she realize that she did not have on her tights or underwear and believe that she was sexually assaulted. The minor was taken to the Punta Gorda Town Hospital where a doctor certified that she was recently carnally known and we continue to investigate this."

"We have another rape reported by a 35 year old female - this is in Hopeful area also in Toledo - where she is saying that on the 21st September about 8pm she went to Maturi Mechanic shop to sell bread and about 10 minutes she left the mechanic shop along with John Maturi enroute to Scotia Bank. However she is saying that whilst on her way she agreed to go with him to Forest Home to his friends who were apparently involved in an accident because Maturi is a mechanic. She is saying that whilst on the way she was given some water to drink by Maturi which caused her to get dizzy and she passed out. On the 22nd September about 11:30am she is saying that she woke up and realizes that she was involved with sexual intercourse of course and she was informed by one Kiron Molina that she was taken there to her house by one Mex Castro and she was completely naked at the time."

"In both cases we are seeing where both females lost consciousness for a period of time. We would want to believe that maybe something was used on them for them to lose consciousness."

Multiple known persons are being sought for questioning in both cases.

And the other two cases of rape happened in and around Belmopan. A 19-year old female that on 15th September, at midnight she left Raindrops Bar in Teakettle Village. She had been drinking and when to a female friend's house where five male persons familiar to her arrived.

She went outside and was followed by one of them who she says pushed her to the ground, choked and raped her. Police have detained three male teenagers form Teakettle and Camalote.

And then on Sunday 23rd September, at 1:30am at 20 year old Roaring Creek resident was walking home from a party on Intelco Avenue when a Hispanic male on a red motorcycle offered her a ride home. She accepted, but instead of taking her home, he drove her to a feeder road between miles 47 & 48 on the Western Highway where he put a knife to her throat and raped her. He then drove off leaving her behind.

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