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59 year-old Julia Arana, mother of well-known cyclist Nissan Arana, passed away on Sunday, 2 months after she was knocked down by Jose Mai, the PUP Orange Walk South Area Representative. Well, the post mortem results are in, and at this time, police aren’t so sure that her death is directly related to the injuries she suffered.

Seen here, the medical examiner has certified her death as acute cardio respiratory failure, which was caused by broncho pneumonia.  That condition is not directly related to the accident, and suggests she was very sick with a cold and cough. 

Today, we spoke with the Orange Walk Police Commander, Assistant Superintendent Selvin Tillett, and he told us that since it is not immediately apparent that there is a direct link between Julia Arana’s death and the injuries she suffered from the accident, he will seek the advice of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The investigators will then know whether or not to bring criminal charges against the Honourable Mai based on her instructions.

This evening, we spoke with DPP Cheryl-Lynn Vidal who told us that Orange Walk police did request advice, but what they sent to her office was insufficient. So, the DPP requested that they actually provide the entire file before her office is able to give any advice on the case.

The Arana family says that Julia, a mother of four, was very healthy, and suffered no ailments before the accident. As we told you, they strongly believe that she lost her life due to the injuries she suffered from that accident back on Friday, April 1.