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No Identification Yet For Woman Found Murdered In Corozal
posted (April 23, 2014)

Last night, we told you about the nude body of the still unidentified woman which was discovered yesterday in the Savannah area off the road between Chan Chen and Patchakan Villages.

The Autopsy showed that she was killed at another location by her assailant or assailants who chopped her to death.

But who is she? Well, police want your help to identify her. Today, we went north to find out more:

Daniel Ortiz Reporting

The discovery of the nude female body in the Savannah, off the road to Chan Chen Village has investigators perplexed. First of all, even after extensive efforts, they are no closer to determining her identity.

Supt. Andrew Ramirez - OC, Corozal Police
"Yesterday, at around 2:35 p.m., upon information received, Corozal Police visited an area about a mile out of Chan Chen heading towards Patchakan on the left hand side, referred to as the savannah area, where they saw the nude body of a female, partially decomposed, with no hair and with several wounds to the head and face. The person also had the right hand severed off. We still have not identified that individual. We are asking the public for their input in relation to that."

They are sure, however, that this unknown woman was killed at a separate location, and she was dumped in the Savannah as a form of concealment.

Supt. Andrew Ramirez
"What we suspect is that the body was dumped there because the investigators on initial response had done thorough searches in the area, and we must be mindful that the body was about thirty feet inside the savannah, and to access the savannah there is not much land that you can access it, so there's not much that the Police could have done in relation to canvassing. The space was limited, and there was no sign of blood in the area, and one can always conclude that the person was not killed at that specific area. She was dumped."

At this time, police are hoping that somewhere out there, her family will hear the characteristics they are describing, and it will lead to a positive identification:

Supt. Andrew Ramirez
"The doctor is basically saying that it is of a young person, a female in her twenties, about five feet five inches in height, dark complexion. The body appeared clear, but it was because of the sun. The doctor confirmed that it was that of a dark person. What I can say because I visited the autopsy and the scene myself, is that the person has two upper silver teeth, and the person had her toenails painted orange, so we are asking any person who has family members fitting that description who believe that they can assist us in identifying her to please come forward in relation to that."

Today the woman was buried after the on-site post-mortem. Anyone with information which they believe can assist police in identifying the woman is asked to contact the nearest police station.

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