Tonight a Belize City student is lucky to be alive and to tell his story after he was attacked with a knife by a robber on Saturday evening. It happened around 5:30 in the Kings Park area. The student was attacked just up the street from where he lived while on his way home from a Youth Voices Meeting. He did fight back the robber and managed to punch him but in the process a cut wound was inflicted to his chest. He told us his story.
Voice Of: Belize City Student
"I was up the block from my home, I was walking home from a youth voices meeting. This guy on a bike came in front of me, gave me this story about how he was lost and he wanted to find a friend so I gave my back to him and he jumped off his bike with a knife and told me to give him everything I have in my pocket. When I saw that, I just reacted and punched him in the face and when I punched him I took two steps back, well that was the end of it. I got stabbed in the chest, however, it was minor injuries but other than that it kinda shocked me but I had to protect myself. He actually was riding in front of me, I guess he realized I was being very cautious because I saw him take steps in the back of him. I just realized that and I became very anxious but he calmed me down with the story."
Monica Bodden
"What exactly did he say to you?"
Voice Of: Belize City Student
"He said that he can't find this guy that owed him like about 50 bucks so when he said that, I was feeling nice today because it was a very good day and he just took my kindness as a weakness"
Monica Bodden
"He pulled out the knife in front of you; what went through your mind at that time?"
Voice Of: Belize City Student
"When he pulled the knife out I just kept my mind on the knife because I don't want to get stabbed but I was not about to give him anything. I believe fight first and ask questions later."
Monica Bodden
"So he pulled out this knife and ask you to give him everything in your pocket?"
Voice Of: Belize City Student
"Yeah, all I had in my pocket was a nokia phone and my mp3; I guess he thought that I was a rich person - I wasn't about to give him anything"
Nothing was stolen and so far no one has been arrested for Saturday evening's attempted robbery.
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