Two men have been charged for the murder of a pair of US Nationals in Teakettle. When it first happened in May, Shaylon Santos was charged with burglary and 19 year old Cardinal Lemoth Jr. was wanted for questioning. Well the investigation came to a close on Wednesday when both were charged with the murder of Julian Christopher Jones and Paul David Signorino.
The Americans were killed in May at Jones's estate in Teakettle when Jones was chopped to the head while Signorino was shot twice in the head. Officer Commanding Belmopan Superintendent Howell Gillett told us how police closed the investigation.
Supt. Howell Gillett, OC, Belmopan Police
"Viewers may remember that on the 15th of May of this year, 2 persons lost their lives, Mr. Julian Jones and Mr. Paul David Signorino. We initially arrested two persons, Mr. Shaylon Santos and also Mr. Cardinal Lemoth for burglary for entering the property where these people were killed. But on the 7th of July, that is Wednesday of this week, we charged both persons for the murder of both Mr. Signorino and Mr. Jones."
Courtney Weatherburne
"Could you tell us what led to this charge? I know as you said before, they were simply charged with burglary first, but now they are charged with murder. Could you tell us what led to this charge now? In terms of the evidence and more details of the case?"
Supt. Howell Gillett, OC, Belmopan Police
"Great question, initially we had just sufficient evidence to show that the persons entered the property but as the investigation intensified, we gathered more evidence. And that is what led us, this week, to deferred charges of murder against both gentlemen that I already told you about earlier."
Santos' and Lemoth's next court date is scheduled for August.
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