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Capital Cops Closing In On Perez Killer
posted (February 7, 2018)
Belmopan police are making headway in Israel Perez's murder case. As we told you last night, police had detained a man because they found Perez's vehicle as well as a few of his belongings at the man's St. Matthews Village home.

Well today, Cruz Castillo was charged with handling stolen goods - specifically, property of Israel Perez. He was remanded until Friday.

Now while it is not the murder charge his family and friends were expecting - police say this first charge can give them more time to investigate and confirm if Castillo will also be charged for Perez's murdered. The two may have known each other. We will keep following the case.

Israel Perez had been missing for over a week - when his body was found in a shallow grave in the Harmonyville area. The Belmopan resident was bound by his hands and feet, and he had a plastic bag over his head.

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