There were 3 chopping murders this weekend, one in San Pedro, another in a remote Orange Walk village of Indian Church, and the last one in Bella Vista, Stann Creek. All three victims are Central American migrants to Belize.
We start first with our story on San Pedro. That's where island cops found the body of 35 year-old Guatemalan Sergio Uribio inside an apartment in the San Pedrito Area. He was lying dead with a large gash to the left side of the neck and left arm. On the verandah, they found 48 year-old Honduran Jose Villeda, and he had extensive injuries: a large cut wound to the right side of his face, his left wrist partially chopped off, a cut wound to the left knee, one to the right leg, another to the lower left leg, and a portion of his left pinky finger had been chopped off.
It appears at this time that the two men, who are reportedly friends, got into a drunken brawl on Saturday at around one, and it escalated to a machete and knife fight. Police say that the dead man, Uribio struck first.
We have amateur video footage taken shortly after the deadly fight, and we do warn that it is graphic, so if you're squeamish, or if you have children around, you might want to take a break from the news for a bit.
This morning the Police High Command briefed the media on what their investigation has revealed so far.
ACP Joseph Myvette, Head - NICB
"On Saturday San Pedro police responded to the San Pedro Polyclinic where they saw Sergio Geovanni Uribio suffering from stab wounds to the neck and he later passed away at the clinic. Also observed was Jose Alfredo Villeda suffering from chop wounds across his body. In this case he is believe to be the suspect and he is currently under police guard. This first incident seemingly arose out of an altercation between the two which resulted in the chopping and stabbing."
Jose Villeda had to be rushed via air transport to the KHMH for medical treatment, where, he's receiving treatment while under police guard. The police account is that Uribio struck first, so it's left to be seen if he will be charged for murder.
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