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Man To Be Charged For Home Invasion/Rape
posted (August 22, 2019)

And police are getting ready to charge 1 man for a terrifying home invasion in Belize City, where the female victim was raped.

Sometime during the hours of Friday night, August 16th, and the following Saturday morning, 2 men broke into the woman’s home in Belize City, which is located along the George Price Highway. Once they gained entry, they sexually assaulted her.  When they escaping the following morning, the surveillance camera of a nearby business place captured them. Police were able to use that footage to build against one man, who has pending charges against him.  Here’s more:

Supt. Alejandro Cowo - OC, CIB Belize City
"Reference that incident, police, yes, arrested and charged Ignatius Williams, a Belizean of the St. Martins area, for the crime of aggravated burglary and rape."

Reporter
"Sir, are you able to share any details as to how you guys managed to crack this one?"

Supt. Alejandro Cowo
"Well, we thank the community for the assistance that we received from them. It’s based on information and intelligence that the police were able to gather at a very quick time, which led to the apprehension of this male person, and subsequently, him being charged for the crimes that I have just mentioned."

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