A 16 year old Belizean girl was found in Carillo Puerto Mexico in the company of a 53 year old Mexican man - who had apparently kidnapped and was abusing her. The Por Esto newspaper reports that On Saturday night at 9:00, local police were patrol when their attention was drawn to a vehicle in a dark area. The couple inside seemed to be fighting so police pulled up to find out if anything was wrong. The driver, who identified himself as Miguel Angel Manzanero Cocom, said that nothing was wrong, but before he could finish what he was saying, the young lady in the passenger seat told the police that she was being physically and verbally abused.
Police took them out of the vehicle and questioned the girl separately; she told them that he'd kidnapped her 7 months ago. Her name or picture is not being released because she is a minor, but cannot be Mexican police say they are trying to get her back to Belize while Cocom faces human trafficking and other charges. Corozal police say that they haven't been contacted.
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A 16 year old Belizean girl was found in Carillo Puerto Mexico in the company of a 53 year old Mexican man - who had apparently kidnapped and was abusing her. The Por Esto newspaper reports that On Saturday night at 9:00, local police were patrol when their attention was drawn to a vehicle in a dark area. The couple inside seemed to be fighting so police pulled up to find out if anything was wrong. The driver, who identified himself as Miguel Angel Manzanero Cocom, said that nothing was wrong, but before he could finish what he was saying, the young lady in the passenger seat told the police that she was being physically and verbally abused.