Last month, we told you about the manslaughter trial of the two police constables, Hallet King, and Leonard Nunez. They were charged for the June 2015 death of 18-year-old Hilberto Sotz, who passed away while in police custody. Well, they have been found guilty by a jury of 9.

As we reported, Sotz died in a holding cell at the Caye Caulker Police Station, while he was being detained for questioning about a burglary. He was allegedly brutalized by both officers, and he died from a heart attack, which resulted from being beaten in the head.

As we told you, among the prosecution's witnesses were the victim's mother and father.

Another key witness for the crown counsel from the DPP's Office was a man who was also detained at the police station at the time when Sotz was killed. He testified that he heard when Sotz was being beaten. He said that he also saw when the officers brought Sotz out of the holding cell by the hands and the feet and that Sotz appeared unresponsive.

The court also visited the police station where Sotz died as part of the trial.

In their defense, both cops tried to convince the court and the jury that they were not involved in Sotz's death.

After deliberating for 4 hours however, the jury rejected their defense and returned with a verdict of guilty against both men.