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Man Dies From Injuries, Family Says He was Beat Down, Cops Say He Fell Down
posted (March 3, 2017)
A Belize City family is searching for answers in the death or what they believe is the possible murder of their loved one. 51 year old Lawrence Young had been in a coma for 2 weeks and died yesterday afternoon, but his family says they don't know for sure what happened to him. Young left his home on a Friday evening and never returned. The next morning, his family found out that he was at the hospital in a coma. Based on his relatives' information, they are saying that 2 men attacked Young on Partridge Street and clubbed him in the head. This afternoon, Young's mother told us that all she wants is justice.

Ruth Young, Mother
"About 2 weeks ago he never came home, so we were wondering what happened. Somebody called me and told me to go and check about my son at the hospital, because they understood that he got hit by some boys and police took him to the hospital."

"His son went and found out and they told him that he is a coma."

Courtney Weatherburne, 7News
"When did he died?"

Ruth Young, Mother
"Yesterday at 2:27pm. All this while he was in a coma."

Courtney Weatherburne, 7News
"Two weeks ago, when was the last time you spoke with him or you saw him?"

Ruth Young, Mother
"About 6:30 on Friday evening."

Courtney Weatherburne, 7News
"He was here with you all?"

Ruth Young, Mother
"He was here and while he was going out, my other son called him and told him to stay at home, because he walk about too much. He just look back and continue."

Courtney Weatherburne, 7News
"Is the police helping you all? Are they updating you on the case? Did they detain anybody else, other than the two?"

Ruth Young, Mother
"We haven't heard anything. I don't know if he and anyone had anything. He wouldn't tell us anything. It's really sad on us for the way he went, because it's sad when you have your children and people just do things like that and you don't know who did it or nobody came and tell us who did it. I would really want the police to investigate more, do their job and go around and investigate and try get something."

While the family believes Young died as a result of a vicious beat down by 2 men, police have a totally different story. From the information police have gathered, Young was drunk and he fell off his bicycle and hit his head. Well the family isn't settling for the police's account. The family responds by saying that Young does not drink and regardless of that, a fall from a bicycle wouldn't have put him in a coma like that. The family says the doctors told them that Young was beaten up. They are calling on police to investigate this case. Police say if they have a different versions of events to please come in and speak to investigators.

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