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A Killing Between Cousins In Chetumal
posted (May 4, 2017)
Tonight, a family in Yo Creek is shattered by the news that their 19 year old son, Saul Pech was killed in Chetumal, and the main suspect is his 22 year old cousin, Romario Pech who, the family says, was closer to him than a brother.

The two Yo Creek villagers were well known in Orange Walk as members of the "Wonderless Rock Band."

They had been living in Chetumal where Saul was going to school. According to reports, last night, Saul and Romario were drinking in their room with two other persons. Saul's last Instagram post around 7:30 pm shows two glasses of beer, and is inscribed with the words, "Cheers Cuz". High spirits, but sometime in the hours after that something went very wrong. Information suggests that around 2:00 am, an argument erupted inside the apartment. There was some teasing, and Saul went outside to use his phone. When he came back in, his cousin Romario allegedly stabbed him straight to the heart with a kitchen knife.

Reports from Mexican media say that authorities were called out sometime around 2:30 this morning to the apartment situated on "calle Juan Jose Siordia con Andres Quintana Roo", where police found Pech bleeding profusely from an apparent wound to the chest. According to news reports, the teen bled out before the ambulance arrived, and he was transported to the General Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. His body was returned to Belize this evening. Romario Pech was arrested and has been handed over to the Mexican Attorney General's Office for investigation.

Saul Pech had been attending 'El Instituto Technologico de Quintana Roo' in Chetumal for the past two years and was pursuing a degree in Civil Engineering. His family declined comment. A wake is scheduled for tonight in Yo Creek at the Pech residence followed by funeral services tomorrow at 4:00.

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