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Guatemalan man brutally murdered in Belize, police arrests a suspect

Police in Belize found a body of a Guatemalan man covered in a pool of blood. The dead body was found from the Honey Camp Lagoon road at the Orange Rocks town.

Friday, 25th June 2021

Guatemalan national found dead in Belize
Police in Belize found a body of a Guatemalan man covered in a pool of blood. The dead body was found from the Honey Camp Lagoon road at the Orange Rocks town.

The discovery was made at 9 ' o'clock on Thursday morning, while the police suspect the murder occurred at near 10 pm on the Wednesday night when the victim was last seen by his family members.

"The dead body's head was severed, and there was a pool of blood around him; the cause of murder is unknown," reported the Correspondent from Belize.

Police officials stated that no identification was found from the body; however, one of the persons identified him as Rigo, AKA Rambo, a Guatemalan national.

Police officials also captured a suspect who was taken to the Orange Rock police station handcuffed on the back of a pick-up truck. The authorities have not confirmed whether the person committed the murder or he is a key witness in the occurrence.

The victim's family told police that Rambo had gone with his friend, who is named 47-year-old Gongora a Belizean labourer of honeycamp. It is believed that after meeting Gongora, Rambo left for his home and was found discovered on the road leading to his residence.

Police officials have taken the dead-body into custody and more thorough investigations are undergoing to find the killer.