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Big Men Tried To Kill 15 Year Old Christian
posted (January 24, 2014)
1 week ago, 7News told you about 15 year-old Christian Martinez who was mauled and then stabbed, but still managed to survive. Well police believe that 54 year-old Joseph Vaccaro, 34 year-old Rupert Garnett and 33 year old Kenrick Crawford were his attackers, and tonight, they are at the Belize Central Prison.

As we told you Christian Martinez reported to police that at 2 o'clock on last week Thursday, he was riding his bike on Balan Street when he was ambushed by 3 men who jumped out of a vehicle. One of them threw a maul which struck him in the back stabbed him several times in his left shoulder with an icepick. The men then left him there; and it was his mother who took him to the KHMH.

Police investigated for 1 week, and yesterday all 3 men were charged with attempted murder, and dangerous harm. They were arraigned before Magistrate Hettie Mae Stewart today, where they couldn't be granted bail. They were remanded into custody until March 12, their next court date.

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