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Justice For Sylvan’s Senseless Murder
posted (July 28, 2017)
In December 2011, Sylvan Roberts Jr. was murdered in front of his wife and kids at their Santa Elena home - all for just $50. The 2 accused murderers were found guilty today when they appeared before Justice Antionette Moore in Belmopan. They are Hillview area residents 26 year old Donovan Casildo in the long sleeve brown shirt and 21 year old Bryan Clark in white. They were remanded into prison until September 29th for mitigation.

Both men allegedly broke into the Roberts' residence while they were asleep that night in December. They gained entry by breaking the living room window. Roberts was awakened by that sound and when he went out to check, he was shot to the armpit. Robert's wife came out afterwards but raced back to the room where her daughters were when she saw the masked men. But they followed her and kicked the room door open - hitting her to the head. The men tied her and daughter's hands and feet while they ransacked the room. They only managed to get away with $50 and a piggy-bank.

It was a trial without jury and today in the Belmopan Supreme Court, Justice Antionette Moore read out the evidence against the men: Casildo's blood was found on the curtain - this is from breaking the glass window and Clark's fingerprints were found on the glass window. After considering this evidence among other factors, Moore found both men guilty of murder. Clarke was 16 at the time and his attorney says he will appeal.

Roberts was well-known in the community as a family man and devoted 7th Day Adventist.

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