He accidentally hit the switch of a cement mixer while his co-worker was inside, and today, 18-year-old Victor Hernandez of San Carlos Village in Orange Walk District has been charged for manslaughter by negligence.
Police had no objection to bail and Hernandez received bail of $10,000 by noon today.
On Monday night at 10:00, Jeffrey Hernandez was at AP Enterprise Cement Block Factory cleaning the inside of a heavy duty cement mixer. Police say the accused, Victor Hernandez - who is no relation - gave a caution statement where he admitted that he accidentally switched on the cement mixer that killed his co-worker.
Jeffrey Hernandez was trapped between the blade and the side of the mixer and the Fire Department and Bert had to be called in to extract him. He later died while receiving treatment.
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