So, while the investigators try to identify who would have wanted to destroy the bar in San Jose Village, they have a bit more clarity about the fire which happened less than 10 hours later in the Maya Mopan Village.
Homeowner Ophelia Coc told police that she locked her house, a wooden and thatch roofed building, and she left. Half hour later, her neighbors contacted her to tell her that her home was on fire.
Police say that in this case, a suspect as been identified to them as the possible culprit in this suspected arson:
ACP Joseph Myvette - Head, NCIB
"Police were called to Maya Mopan Village on the 24th of April, sometime around 10:30 a.m., where Ophelia Coc reported to police that shortly after 10 a.m., she departed her home to an area along the riverside, which is about a mile away. She was later informed that her home was on fire. During interviews with her, no one was at home. She did not leave any fire or cooking inside her home, which is a wooden and thatched structure. That one did have electricity, and as well, they are suspecting arson in relation to that. Police are following several leads, and may be looking for one person in connection with this incident."
Reporter
"So, in this specific case, did this particular victim have reasons to suspect that someone was intentionally trying to destroy her property?"
ACP Joseph Myvette
'Yes, and hence the reason why we are looking at those leads in order to try and locate this person."
The cops are currently looking for one person who they want to question about this case.
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