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San Ignacio Stabbing Death
posted (July 19, 2016)

A man was stabbed to death last night in San Ignacio. 32 year old Edilberto Morales was at his co-worker’s house yesterday evening around 7. But he got into a fight with that same co-worker and was stabbed 5 times. When it was done, Morales’s body was left splayed on the road. We went to Cayo today to find out how a petty disagreement led to murder.

Yesterday, after work, Edilberto Moralez and a few friends went over to Nuri Polanco’s home. They were all doing some construction work on a house further up the road and decided to end the day with a few drinks. But Moralez got into an argument with Polanco over a television, a confrontation which led to Moralez’s death.

Supt. Richard Rosado - OC San Ignacio
"Initial investigations reveal that after socialising and drinking the deceased and another individual were walking on Floyd Moro Street in Santiago layout area of San Ignacio town when they had an heated argument over a TV that one of the accused had loaned to the deceased. With subsequent resulted in a physical confrontation where the deceased received 5 apparent stab wounds to the upper part of his body."

Morales was stabbed just a couple yards away from Polanco’s house, he was leaving when Polanco allegedly came up behind him and attacked him. Morales bled out in the middle of the street. Police are now looking for Polanco who is on the run.

Supt. Richard Rosado - OC San Ignacio
"The accused presently we believe he is still in the area but he is constantly on the run and he's one Nuri Polanco of a Belize City address. We are asking the general public for any assistance if they see him around to call the 911 hotline so that we can apprehend this individual."

And no one wants Polanco to be caught more than Moralez's family. Today they were all sitting in the living room near his coffin, trying to come to terms with their loved one's death.

Ofelia Moralez - Mother
"When I see my son dead with a lot of blood I see the last of my son. They kill my son I don't know why. I never thought that they would murder my son. Like 1 month he come to make my next son cut his hair and he tell me mom I love you so much because I was sick. My knees he tell me I will make to give you money to make you walk again he tell me; okay son I told him."

2 persons have been detained and police are looking for the accused Nuri Polanco, who they believe is lurking in San Ignacio. Polanco is originally from Belize City but recently moved to San Ignacio. Moralez was stabbed to his chest, rib cage, shoulder and cut to his head. One of Morales’s friends was also injured to his head and forehead as he was trying to save Morales, who leaves behind 6 children. 

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