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Man Gets Off Murder At A Party
posted (July 8, 2020)
He's been on remand at the Belize Central Prison since October 2017, but tonight 23-year-old Steve Moss, the man police charged with the murder of 31-year-old Daniel Anderson, is home free. That's after Justice Colin Williams dismissed the charge for lack of evidence showing his guilt.

Viewers will remember Anderson's killing, which happened on October 1st, 2017, in front of Bismark Nigh Club, which is located on Queen Charlotte Street in Belize City. Alex Underwood was celebrating his 28 birthday at the club, and Anderson was one of the party-goers. Police reports were that Anderson and Moss got into some sort of confrontation, which escalated into a street brawl. Moss allegedly pulled out a firearm and shot Anderson in the chest. Underwood suffered gunshot injuries to both of his hands, while Crystal Flowers was injured in the cheek.

The cops eventually, charged Moss based on the strength of an eyewitness who gave them evidence against him.

Crown Counsel Riis Cattouse, who prosecuted the very short trial, attempted to call this witness to testify against Moss in his trial, but the witness did not show up to court for 2 consecutive days. So, with no evidence directly tying Moss to the crime, the crown counsel was forced to close his case early.

That eventually led to the attorneys from both sides conceding that there was nothing in this trial without a jury to prove that Moss was guilty. So, the judge dismissed the charge against him and ordered that he be released.

Notably, because the killing happened at a neighbourhood party, reports say witnesses were close associates of both accused and deceased - and felt reluctant to testify.

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